Ehebrecher

[ˈeːəˌbʁɛçɐ]

/[ˈeːəˌbʁɛçɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ehebrecher” is uncommon German (frequency #92,805 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,805
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Ehebruch begeht

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehebrecher · Ehebrecher · German

Ehebrecher · rank #92,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,805
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehemännern

Nearest frequency peer: Ehemännern (+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 „Ehebrecher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ehebrecher
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhebrecher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːəˌbʁɛçɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehebrecher“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ehemännern“ (#92,806), „Echternach“ (#92,803), „Ehepaaren“ (#92,807). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehebrecher“ bei #92,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ehebrecher is uncommon German at frequency #92,805 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːəˌbʁɛçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Ehebruch begeht".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ehebrecher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ehebrecher, spelled E-H-E-B-R-E-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die Ehebruch begeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ehebrecher wird man, erklärt Pastor Kockosch, wenn man das Eheweib eines anderen nur ansieht, ihrer zu begehren, auch wenn man als Verheirateter ein junges Mädchen ansieht, das noch keinen Schapprich hat, ist man ein Ehebrecher.“
  2. „Letztes Jahr ist er mit zweiundvierzig zum Ehebrecher geworden, und seitdem erscheint er unangemeldet vor meiner Tür.“

Synonyms

AdulterAdulterator

This word in other languages

adulterer(English)adúltero(Español)adultère(Français)

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 "Ehebrecher"?
"Ehebrecher" is spelled E-H-E-B-R-E-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌbʁɛçɐ].
What does "Ehebrecher" mean?
As a noun, "Ehebrecher" means: Person, die Ehebruch begeht
How do you pronounce "Ehebrecher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehebrecher" is [ˈeːəˌbʁɛçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ehemännern#92,806Echternach#92,803eingepennt#92,812einladende#92,816

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list