ewiger

Name: ewiger, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈeːvɪɡɐ]

/[ˈeːvɪɡɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ewiger” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,708
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ewiger · ewiger · German

ewiger · rank #24,708 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

FREQ-MID #24,708
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH Eurofighter

Nearest frequency peer: Eurofighter (-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.

Erzieherinn…

75,296
EStG

75,295
Eurofighter

75,294
ewiger

75,293
ewiges

75,292
Fahrerlaubn…

75,291

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ewiger vs ewiges

83% similar

ewiger vs Eier

50% similar

ewiger vs ewig

67% similar

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

Key facts for ewiger
Property	Value
Headword	ewiger
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈeːvɪɡɐ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#24,708
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	14
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ewiger“

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

#24,708

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eurofighter“ (#24,707), „ewiges“ (#24,709), „EStG“ (#24,706). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ewiger“ bei #24,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ewiger (IPA [ˈeːvɪɡɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,708 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ewiger, with forms such as "eiwger", "ewgier", and "ewiegr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "ewiges", "Eier", "ewig", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ewiger, spelled E-W-I-G-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eiwger
ewgier
ewiegr
ewigerr
ewigger
ewigre
ewwiger
weiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ewiger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "ewiger"

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 "ewiger"?

"ewiger" is spelled E-W-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːvɪɡɐ].

What does "ewiger" mean?

As an adjective, "ewiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig

What words are commonly confused with "ewiger"?

"ewiger" is commonly confused with "ewiges", "Eier", "ewig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ewiger"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ewiger" is [ˈeːvɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ewiger" come from?

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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