Ährenmonat

[ˈɛːʁənˌmoːnat]

/[ˈɛːʁənˌmoːnat]/ noun

The verdict

“Ährenmonat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alte Bezeichnung für den Monat August

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahrenmonat · Ährenmonat · German

Ährenmonat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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.

Key facts for Ährenmonat
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄhrenmonat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛːʁənˌmoːnat]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ährenmonat“ im Deutschen

Ährenmonatliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ährenmonat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛːʁənˌmoːnat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alte Bezeichnung für den Monat August".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ährenmonat in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ährenmonat, spelled Ä-H-R-E-N-M-O-N-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    alte Bezeichnung für den Monat August

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ährenmonat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sieben Tage lang sollst du ungesäuertes Brot essen, sowie ich dir aufgetragen habe, zur festgesetzten Zeit im Ährenmonat, denn da bist du aus Ägypten ausgezogen.“
  2. „Unsere heidnischen Vorfahren nannten den August auch „Erntemond“ oder „Ährenmonat“.“

Synonyms

AugustErntemondErnting

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ährenmonat"?
"Ährenmonat" is spelled Ä-H-R-E-N-M-O-N-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛːʁənˌmoːnat].
What does "Ährenmonat" mean?
As a noun, "Ährenmonat" means: alte Bezeichnung für den Monat August
How do you pronounce "Ährenmonat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ährenmonat" is [ˈɛːʁənˌmoːnat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ährenmonat" come from?
"Ährenmonat" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list