Ahnherr
[ˈaːnˌhɛʁ]
The verdict
“Ahnherr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erster Vorfahre
Corpus desk
Index DE-ahnherr · Ahnherr · German
Ahnherr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Ahnherr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːnˌhɛʁ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ahnherr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ahnherr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːnˌhɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erster Vorfahre".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ahnherr, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ahnherr, spelled A-H-N-H-E-R-R.
Definition
- 1erster Vorfahre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ahnherr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es heißt, Adam sei unser aller Ahnherr.
„Der Ahnherr stand als Diplomat in vielen Diensten.“
This word in other languages
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.