EhemannesvsEhemannsConfusable pair

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“Ehemannes” and “Ehemanns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,720
“Ehemannes” frequency rank
#48,836
“Ehemanns” frequency rank
84556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ehemannes Ehemanns
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ehemann Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ehemann

Where the eye mixes Ehemannes and Ehemanns

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Ehemannes
8 ch
Ehemanns

Look-alike desk: Ehemannes vs Ehemanns

A purely visual mix-up. Ehemannes ([ˈeːəˌmanəs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ehemannes is recorded at frequency rank #35,720, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːəˌmanəs]. 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 84556, this pair ranks #121,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Ehemannes vs Ehemanns

Shared letters: aehmns. Private to "Ehemannes": -. Private to "Ehemanns": -.

"Ehemannes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC  ·  "Ehemanns" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ehemanneseehmannes · eheamnnes · ehemanens · ehemanes · ehemanness · ehemannse · ehemmannes · ehemnanes
  • Ehemannseehmanns · eheamnns · ehemannss · ehemans · ehemansn · ehemmanns · ehemnans · ehhemanns

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ehemannes" and "Ehemanns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeːəˌmanəs] versus [ˈeːəˌmans]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Ehemannes" or "Ehemanns" show up more?
"Ehemannes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,720 in our German list, against #48,836 for "Ehemanns". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ehemannes" 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 #121,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ehemannes" 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 #121,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list