Exzentriker

[ɛksˈt͡sɛntʁɪkɐ]

/[ɛksˈt͡sɛntʁɪkɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Exzentriker” is uncommon German (frequency #98,401 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,401
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person mit einem vom Üblichen stark abweichenden Verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-exzentriker · Exzentriker · German

Exzentriker · rank #98,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,401
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH fabric

Nearest frequency peer: fabric (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Exzentriker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Exzentriker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Exzentriker
PropertyValue
HeadwordExzentriker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛksˈt͡sɛntʁɪkɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Exzentriker“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Exzentrikerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fabric“ (#98,403), „expressionistische“ (#98,398), „Fabrikhalle“ (#98,404). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Exzentriker“ bei #98,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Exzentriker is uncommon German at frequency #98,401 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksˈt͡sɛntʁɪkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person mit einem vom Üblichen stark abweichenden Verhalten".

Zero misspellings are on record for Exzentriker in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Exzentriker, spelled E-X-Z-E-N-T-R-I-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person mit einem vom Üblichen stark abweichenden Verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der große Exzentriker biss 1954 als 41-Jähriger in einen vergifteten Apfel und erwies damit seinem Lieblingsfilm, dem Disney-Klassiker »Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge«, eine Reverenz.“
  2. „Peters war ein Exzentriker - ein Pastorensohn, der früh in Geschichte promoviert, ein Buch über Schopenhauer veröffentlicht und bei seinem Onkel in London gelebt hatte.“

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); 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 "Exzentriker"?
"Exzentriker" is spelled E-X-Z-E-N-T-R-I-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksˈt͡sɛntʁɪkɐ].
What does "Exzentriker" mean?
As a noun, "Exzentriker" means: Person mit einem vom Üblichen stark abweichenden Verhalten
How do you pronounce "Exzentriker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Exzentriker" is [ɛksˈt͡sɛntʁɪkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Exzentriker" come from?
"Exzentriker" 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 "Exzentriker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list