elfjährigen

[ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]

/[ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“elfjährigen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,357 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,357
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig

Corpus desk

Index DE-elfjahrigen · elfjährigen · German

elfjährigen · rank #72,357 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,357
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elfenbeinturm

Nearest frequency peer: Elfenbeinturm (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „elfjährigen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „elfjährigen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elfjährigen
PropertyValue
Headwordelfjährigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,357
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „elfjährigen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).elfjährigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Elfenbeinturm“ (#72,356), „elin“ (#72,358), „Elektrolyten“ (#72,355). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „elfjährigen“ bei #72,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elfjährigen is uncommon German at frequency #72,357 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for elfjährigen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is elfjährigen, spelled E-L-F-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elfjährigen"?
"elfjährigen" is spelled E-L-F-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩].
What does "elfjährigen" mean?
As an adjective, "elfjährigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
How do you pronounce "elfjährigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elfjährigen" is [ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elfjährigen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "elfjährigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list