Eisen
\ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩\
The verdict
“Eisen” is uncommon French (frequency #94,746 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,746
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - au singulier uniquement Fer ; élément chimique de numéro atomique 26 et de symbole Fe qui fait partie des métaux de transition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eisen · Eisen · French
Eisen · rank #94,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,746
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Elsass
Nearest frequency peer: Elsass (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Eisen »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- déséquilibr…
déséquilibrées
5,259 corpus weight
- déterminist…
déterministes
5,258 corpus weight
- Eisen
Eisen
5,255 corpus weight
- Elsass
Elsass
5,254 corpus weight
- embase
embase
5,252 corpus weight
- embauchera
embauchera
5,251 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Eisen » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eisen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Eisen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Eisen is uncommon French at frequency #94,746 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Eisen 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Eisen, spelled E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1au singulier uniquement Fer ; élément chimique de numéro atomique 26 et de symbole Fe qui fait partie des métaux de transition.
- 2Fer ; métal pur de cet élément, blanc grisâtre, ductile et malléable.
- 3Élement en fer.
- 4Désignation de certains clubs de golf.
- 5Abréviation de Hufeisen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eisen wird selten in seinem reinen Zustand verwendet.
In den ersten Monaten geht dieser Zustand oft mit Appetitmangel und häufigem Erbrechen einher (..., der Organismus) wird ärmer an Phosphor, Kalzium und Eisen, wobei vor allem der Eisenmangel in der Folge schwer auszugleichen ist.
Antonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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