Eyeliner

[ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eyeliner” is uncommon German (frequency #64,250 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,250
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flüssige, meist schwarze Schminke zum Auftragen von Strichen ober- und unterhalb der Augen (vergleiche Lidstrich)

Corpus desk

Index DE-eyeliner · Eyeliner · German

Eyeliner · rank #64,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,250
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Exporteur

Nearest frequency peer: Exporteur (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Eyeliner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eyeliner
PropertyValue
HeadwordEyeliner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eyeliner“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eyelinerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Exporteur“ (#64,249), „Exkommunikation“ (#64,248), „Fachoberschule“ (#64,252). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eyeliner“ bei #64,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eyeliner is uncommon German at frequency #64,250 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "flüssige, meist schwarze Schminke zum Auftragen von Strichen ober- und unterhalb der Augen (vergleiche Lidstrich)".

Eyeliner has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Eyeliner, spelled E-Y-E-L-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    flüssige, meist schwarze Schminke zum Auftragen von Strichen ober- und unterhalb der Augen (vergleiche Lidstrich)

Synonyms

Kajal

This word in other languages

eyeliner(English)delineador(Español)

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 "Eyeliner"?
"Eyeliner" is spelled E-Y-E-L-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ].
What does "Eyeliner" mean?
As a noun, "Eyeliner" means: flüssige, meist schwarze Schminke zum Auftragen von Strichen ober- und unterhalb der Augen (vergleiche Lidstrich)
How do you pronounce "Eyeliner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eyeliner" is [ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eyeliner" come from?
"Eyeliner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Eunuchen#64,245essbares#64,244Fanclubs#64,256Feldmark#64,260

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list