Ewigkeit

[ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ewigkeit” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,420
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein langer Zeitraum

Corpus desk

Index DE-ewigkeit · Ewigkeit · German

Ewigkeit · rank #6,420 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,420
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH europäischer

Nearest frequency peer: europäischer (-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 „Ewigkeit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ewigkeit“ 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).

Ewigkeit vs Ewigkeiten
80% similar
Ewigkeit vs Einigkeit
78% similar

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

Key facts for Ewigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordEwigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,420
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ewigkeit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ewigkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „europäischer“ (#6,419), „Exemplare“ (#6,421), „erkannte“ (#6,418). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ewigkeit“ bei #6,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Ewigkeit (IPA [ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,420 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ewigkeit, with forms such as "eiwgkeit", "ewgikeit", and "ewigekit". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ewigkeiten", "Einigkeit", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ewigkeit, spelled E-W-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein langer Zeitraum
  2. 2
    Zeitlosigkeit ohne Anfang und ohne Ende
  3. 3
    Zeitlosigkeit mit Anfang, aber ohne Ende

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ewigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du brauchst ja wieder eine Ewigkeit, bis du endlich fertig bist.
  2. „An der Front sei er einer brutalen Ewigkeit ausgesetzt gewesen, er habe irgendwann nicht einmal mehr Tag und Nacht unterscheiden können unter all dem Staub und Rauch.“

Synonyms

DauerEndlosigkeitHimmelJenseitsZeitlosigkeit

Antonyms

MomentWeltzeitZeitalterEpocheZeitraumZeitspanneÄon

This word in other languages

aeon(English)eternidad(Español)éternité(Français)eternidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eiwgkeit
  • ewgikeit
  • ewigekit
  • ewiggkeit
  • ewigkeitt
  • ewigketi
  • ewigkiet
  • ewigkkeit
  • ewikgeit
  • ewwigkeit
  • weigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ewigkeit - 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.

eiwgkeit2ewgikeit2ewigekit2ewiggkeit1ewigkeitt1ewigketi2ewigkiet2ewigkkeit1
Edit distance from "Ewigkeit"

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 "Ewigkeit"?
"Ewigkeit" is spelled E-W-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Ewigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Ewigkeit" means: ein langer Zeitraum
What words are commonly confused with "Ewigkeit"?
"Ewigkeit" is commonly confused with "Ewigkeiten", "Einigkeit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ewigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ewigkeit" is [ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ewigkeit" come from?
"Ewigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erkannte#6,418effektiv#6,411Jubiläum#6,441begraben#6,394

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Flecken11 variantsDenkmal11 variantshübsche11 variantsaufweisen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list