ashes

[ˈæʃ.ɪz]

/[ˈæʃ.ɪz]/ noun

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The verdict

“ashes” is uncommon German (frequency #83,672 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,672
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs ash

Corpus desk

Index DE-ashes · ashes · German

ashes · rank #83,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,672
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH arterielle

Nearest frequency peer: arterielle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ashes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ashes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ashes
PropertyValue
Headwordashes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈæʃ.ɪz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ashes“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ashesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „arterielle“ (#83,671), „asynchron“ (#83,673), „atmosphärischer“ (#83,674). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ashes“ bei #83,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ashes is uncommon German at frequency #83,672 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈæʃ.ɪz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs ash".

No misspelling variants are generated for ashes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ashes, spelled A-S-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs ash

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 "ashes"?
"ashes" is spelled A-S-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈæʃ.ɪz].
What does "ashes" mean?
As a noun, "ashes" means: Plural des Substantivs ash
How do you pronounce "ashes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ashes" is [ˈæʃ.ɪz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ashes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ashes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aydan#83,701Aydin#83,702Adana#83,628zupft#83,577

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list