Eulen

[ˈɔɪ̯lən]

/[ˈɔɪ̯lən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eulen” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,116
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eule

Corpus desk

Index DE-eulen · Eulen · German

Eulen · rank #23,116 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,116
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Etablierung

Nearest frequency peer: Etablierung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Eulen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Eulen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Eulen vs eure
40% similar
Eulen vs even
40% similar
Eulen vs eures
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Eulen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEulen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔɪ̯lən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,116
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eulen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eulenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Etablierung“ (#23,115), „Europaparlament“ (#23,117), „ermutigen“ (#23,114). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eulen“ bei #23,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Eulen (IPA [ˈɔɪ̯lən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,116 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eulen, with forms such as "eluen", "eueln", and "eulenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eure", "even", "eures", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eulen, spelled E-U-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eule
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Eule
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Eule
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Eule

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eluen
  • eueln
  • eulenn
  • eullen
  • eulne
  • uelen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eulen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eluen2eueln2eulenn1eullen1eulne2uelen2
Edit distance from "Eulen"

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 "Eulen"?
"Eulen" is spelled E-U-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔɪ̯lən].
What does "Eulen" mean?
As a noun, "Eulen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eule
What words are commonly confused with "Eulen"?
"Eulen" is commonly confused with "eure", "even", "eures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eulen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eulen" is [ˈɔɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eulen" come from?
"Eulen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eklat#23,105fried#23,137Dutch#23,091doofe#23,085

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

flip6 variantsFond6 variantsGroll6 variantsHeuss6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list