elfjähriger

[ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]

/[ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“elfjähriger” is uncommon German (frequency #76,712 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,712
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-elfjahriger · elfjähriger · German

elfjähriger · rank #76,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,712
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH elevator

Nearest frequency peer: elevator (-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 „elfjähriger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elfjähriger
PropertyValue
Headwordelfjähriger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „elfjähriger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).elfjährigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „elevator“ (#76,711), „Eloquenz“ (#76,713), „emanzipierte“ (#76,714). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „elfjähriger“ bei #76,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elfjähriger is uncommon German at frequency #76,712 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

elfjähriger has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is elfjähriger, spelled E-L-F-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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 "elfjähriger"?
"elfjähriger" is spelled E-L-F-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ].
What does "elfjähriger" mean?
As an adjective, "elfjähriger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elfjährig
How do you pronounce "elfjähriger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elfjähriger" is [ˈɛlfˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elfjähriger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list