ehebrechen
German, verb[ˈeːəˌbʁɛçn̩]
ehebrechen is spelled E-H-E-B-R-E-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ehebrechen is a German verb meaning “to commit adultery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die eheliche (geschlechtliche) Treue verletzen”.
What does ehebrechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto commit adultery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. die eheliche (geschlechtliche) Treue verletzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ehebrechen
- ehegebrochen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- ehebrechend participle present
- ehebrechen werden future future-i infinitive
- ehegebrochen haben werden future future-ii infinitive
- ehebreche present
- ehebrichst present
- ehebricht present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ehebrechen?
- [ˈeːəˌbʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ehebrechen in German?
ehebrechen appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).