Spiegeleier

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spiegeleier” is uncommon German (frequency #88,312 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,312
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spiegelei

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegeleier · Spiegeleier · German

Spiegeleier · rank #88,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,312
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sphärischen

Nearest frequency peer: sphärischen (-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 „Spiegeleier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spiegeleier
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpiegeleier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spiegeleier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sphärischen“ (#88,311), „Spielcasino“ (#88,313), „Spechte“ (#88,310). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spiegeleier“ bei #88,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spiegeleier is uncommon German at frequency #88,312 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Spiegeleier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spiegeleier, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-E-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spiegelei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spiegelei
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spiegelei

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 "Spiegeleier"?
"Spiegeleier" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Spiegeleier" mean?
As a noun, "Spiegeleier" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spiegelei
How do you pronounce "Spiegeleier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spiegeleier" is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spiegeleier" come from?
"Spiegeleier" 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 "Spiegeleier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sphärischen#88,311Spielcasino#88,313Spassbremse#88,309Soziopathen#88,308

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list