eigentümlich
\aɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪç\
The verdict
“eigentümlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Particulier, propre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eigentumlich · eigentümlich · French
eigentümlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | eigentümlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \aɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪç\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
eigentümlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \aɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Particulier, propre.".
Zero misspellings are on record for eigentümlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is eigentümlich, spelled E-I-G-E-N-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Particulier, propre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eigentümlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es war ein junger Mann von achtzehn bis zwanzig Jahren, groß und schlank, mit schönen schwarzen Augen und tiefschwarzem Haar; seine ganze Person trug jenen Stempel der Ruhe und Entschlossenheit, wie er Männern, welche von Kindheit an daran gewöhnt sind, mit der Gefahr zu kämpfen, eigentümlich ist.
Früher entwickelte der indische Kaffee durch den lang andauernden Monsunregen, den warmen Wind und die wochenlangen Schiffsreisen einen ganz eigentümlichen, würzigen Geschmack.
Synonyms
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.