Which to use
“Ehemann” and “Ehemanns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,262
- “Ehemann” frequency rank
- #48,836
- “Ehemanns” frequency rank
- 53098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ehemann | Ehemanns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verheirateter Partner in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu seiner Ehefrau oder seinem Ehemann) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ehemann |
Where the eye mixes Ehemann and Ehemanns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ehemann vs Ehemanns
A purely visual mix-up. Ehemann ([ˈeːəˌman]) and Ehemanns ([ˈeːəˌmans]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ehemann” sits inside “Ehemanns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ehemann is recorded at frequency rank #4,262, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːəˌman]. Ehemanns is at rank #48,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːəˌmans].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53098, this pair ranks #1,071,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ehemann vs Ehemanns
Shared letters: aehmn. Private to "Ehemann": -. Private to "Ehemanns": s.
"Ehemann" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "Ehemanns" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ehemann" and "Ehemanns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ehemann" or "Ehemanns" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ehemann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ehemanns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,071,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ehemann" and "Ehemanns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ehemänner vs Ehemanns". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,071,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.