Ähre

[ˈɛːʁə]

/[ˈɛːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ähre” is uncommon German (frequency #75,294 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,294
frequency rank, German
1,202
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Blüte und Fruchtstand bei Getreide und anderen Graspflanzen

Key facts for Ähre
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄhre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ähre” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ähre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ähre is uncommon German at frequency #75,294 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blüte und Fruchtstand bei Getreide und anderen Graspflanzen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ähre, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ähre, spelled Ä-H-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blüte und Fruchtstand bei Getreide und anderen Graspflanzen

Antonyms

Halm

This word in other languages

ear(English)espiga(Español)épi(Français)espiga(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ähre"?
"Ähre" is spelled Ä-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛːʁə].
What does "Ähre" mean?
As a noun, "Ähre" means: Blüte und Fruchtstand bei Getreide und anderen Graspflanzen
How do you pronounce "Ähre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ähre" is [ˈɛːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ähre" come from?
"Ähre" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Ähre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ä-H-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list