elegant
[eleˈɡant]
The verdict
“elegant” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,639 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,639
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Stil und Chic, modisch und geschmackvoll gekleidet und frisiert
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elegant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eleˈɡant] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elegant” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for elegant is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eleˈɡant]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,639 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for elegant, with forms such as "eelgant", "eleagnt", and "elegannt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Element", "Eleganz", "elegante", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is elegant, spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1mit Stil und Chic, modisch und geschmackvoll gekleidet und frisiert
- 2auf gewandte, geschickte Weise zustandegekommen
- 3auf eine feine und meist kultivierte Art und Weise
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eelgant,eleagnt,elegannt,elegantt,elegatn,eleggant,elegnat,elgeant,ellegant,leegant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elegant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “elegant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-L-E-G-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eleˈɡant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Element” - see the side-by-side comparison. elegant vs Element
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.