Spiegelei

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯]

/[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spiegelei” is uncommon German (frequency #52,442 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,442
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein aufgeschlagenes, (meist in der Pfanne) gebratenes Ei, bei dem der Eidotter ganz in seiner Form erhalten bleibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegelei · Spiegelei · German

Spiegelei · rank #52,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,442
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spezialfall

Nearest frequency peer: Spezialfall (-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 „Spiegelei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spiegelei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpiegelei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spiegelei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spezialfall“ (#52,441), „Spielbank“ (#52,443), „Sperrklausel“ (#52,440). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spiegelei“ bei #52,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spiegelei is uncommon German at frequency #52,442 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein aufgeschlagenes, (meist in der Pfanne) gebratenes Ei, bei dem der Eidotter ganz in seiner Form erhalten bleibt".

Spiegelei has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spiegelei, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein aufgeschlagenes, (meist in der Pfanne) gebratenes Ei, bei dem der Eidotter ganz in seiner Form erhalten bleibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Spiegeleier - Eines der populärsten Eierrezepte, aber fast immer werden Spiegeleier zu scharf gebraten.“
  2. „Vom Spiegelei sparte ich mir das Dotter immer bis zuletzt auf.“

Synonyms

SetzeiStierenauge

Antonyms

Rührei

This word in other languages

fried egg(English)huevo frito(Español)œuf sur le plat(Français)

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 "Spiegelei"?
"Spiegelei" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯].
What does "Spiegelei" mean?
As a noun, "Spiegelei" means: ein aufgeschlagenes, (meist in der Pfanne) gebratenes Ei, bei dem der Eidotter ganz in seiner Form erhalten bleibt
How do you pronounce "Spiegelei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spiegelei" is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spiegelei" come from?
"Spiegelei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielbank#52,443Spartaner#52,439sponsored#52,448sonstigem#52,434

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list