Eris
[ˈeːʁɪs]
The verdict
“Eris” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - griechische Göttin der Zwietracht
Corpus desk
Index DE-eris · Eris · German
Eris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eris |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːʁɪs] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eris“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eris is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈeːʁɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "griechische Göttin der Zwietracht".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eris, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eris, spelled E-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1griechische Göttin der Zwietracht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Eris appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eris stiftet immer Unheil, sie lässt Aphrodite, Athene, Hera darum streiten, wer nun die Schönste von ihnen sei.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.