eigensinnig
\ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌzɪnɪç\
The verdict
“eigensinnig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entêté, obstiné.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eigensinnig · eigensinnig · French
eigensinnig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eigensinnig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌzɪnɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
eigensinnig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌzɪnɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entêté, obstiné.".
eigensinnig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is eigensinnig, spelled E-I-G-E-N-S-I-N-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1Entêté, obstiné.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.