EhepaarvsEhepaareWhich spelling fits?

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

#9,005
“Ehepaar” frequency rank
#41,126
“Ehepaare” frequency rank
50131
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ehepaar Ehepaare
Definition verheiratetes Paar Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ehepaar

Where the eye mixes Ehepaar and Ehepaare

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ehepaar runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against Ehepaare's 8 (VCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Ehepaar
8 ch
Ehepaare

Visual trap between Ehepaar and Ehepaare

A purely visual mix-up. Ehepaar ([ˈeːəˌpaːɐ̯]) and Ehepaare ([ˈeːəˌpaːʁə]) 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) - “Ehepaar” sits inside “Ehepaare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ehepaar is recorded at frequency rank #9,005, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːəˌpaːɐ̯]. Ehepaare is at rank #41,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːəˌpaːʁə].

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 50131, this pair ranks #1,185,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ehepaar vs Ehepaare

Shared letters: aehpr. Private to "Ehepaar": -. Private to "Ehepaare": -.

"Ehepaar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "Ehepaare" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ehepaar ← eehpaar · eheapar · ehepaarr · ehepar · ehepara · eheppaar · ehhepaar · ehpeaar
  • Ehepaare ← eehpaare · eheapare · ehepaaer · ehepaarre · eheparae · ehepare · eheppaare · ehhepaare

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ehepaar" and "Ehepaare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeːəˌpaːɐ̯] versus [ˈeːəˌpaːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Ehepaar" or "Ehepaare" show up more?
"Ehepaar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,005 in our German list, against #41,126 for "Ehepaare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ehepaar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ehepaare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,185,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #1,185,484 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