Ereignis

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,424

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Ereignis is aGermannoun. It means: meist bedeutsames – Geschehen oder Erlebnis Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs]. It ranks #4,424 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ereignisse and ereignet.

Key facts for Ereignis
PropertyValue
HeadwordEreignis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,424
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ereignis in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ereignis is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,424 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ereignis, with forms such as "eerignis", "ereginis", and "ereiggnis". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ereignisse", "ereignet", "ereignen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ereignis, spelled E-R-E-I-G-N-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist bedeutsames – Geschehen oder Erlebnis
  2. 2
    Teil einer Menge von Ergebnissen eines Zufallsexperiments, dem eine Wahrscheinlichkeit zugeordnet werden kann

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eerignis,ereginis,ereiggnis,ereigins,ereigniss,ereignnis,ereignsi,ereingis,eriegnis,erreignis,reeignis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ereignis

Misspelling Variants of "Ereignis"

eerignis8ereginis8ereiggnis9ereigins8ereigniss9ereignnis9ereignsi8ereingis8
Misspelling Variants of "Ereignis"

Frequency rank: #4,424 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ereignis"?
"Ereignis" is spelled E-R-E-I-G-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs].
What does "Ereignis" mean?
As a noun, "Ereignis" means: meist bedeutsames – Geschehen oder Erlebnis
What words are commonly confused with "Ereignis"?
"Ereignis" is commonly confused with "Ereignisse", "ereignet", "ereignen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ereignis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ereignis" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ereignis" come from?
"Ereignis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.