Ahr
[aːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Ahr” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #45,100 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #45,100
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fluss im südlichen Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland und im nördlichen Rheinland-Pfalz, linker Nebenfluss des Rheins
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ahr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [aːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #45,100 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ahr” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ahr is 3 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,100 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ahr, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "am", "at", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ahr, spelled A-H-R.
Definition
- 1Fluss im südlichen Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland und im nördlichen Rheinland-Pfalz, linker Nebenfluss des Rheins
- 2Fluss in Südtirol, Italien, rechter Nebenfluss der Rienz
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ahr”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “an” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ahr vs an
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.