ewigen

/[ˈeːvɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,707

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ewigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig Pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡn̩]. It ranks #8,707 in German word frequency. Often confused with ewiger and ewiges.

Key facts for ewigen
PropertyValue
Headwordewigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈeːvɪɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,707
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ewigen is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːvɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,707 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for ewigen, with forms such as "eiwgen", "ewgien", and "ewiegn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ewiger", "ewiges", "ewig", and more, 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 ewigen, spelled E-W-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  7. 7
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  11. 11
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  12. 12
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  13. 13
    Dativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  14. 14
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  15. 15
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  16. 16
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  17. 17
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  18. 18
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  19. 19
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  20. 20
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  21. 21
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  22. 22
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  23. 23
    Dativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
  24. 24
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ewig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eiwgen,ewgien,ewiegn,ewigenn,ewiggen,ewigne,ewwigen,weigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ewigen

Misspelling Variants of "ewigen"

eiwgen6ewgien6ewiegn6ewigenn7ewiggen7ewigne6ewwigen7weigen6
Misspelling Variants of "ewigen"

Frequency rank: #8,707 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ewigen"?
"ewigen" is spelled E-W-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːvɪɡn̩].
What does "ewigen" mean?
As an adj, "ewigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig
What words are commonly confused with "ewigen"?
"ewigen" is commonly confused with "ewiger", "ewiges", "ewig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ewigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ewigen" is [ˈeːvɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ewigen" come from?
"ewigen" 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.