Ehefrau
German, noun/ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯/
Ehefrau is spelled E-H-E-F-R-A-U (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ehefrau is a German feminine noun meaning “married woman, wife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verheiratete Partnerin in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu ihrem Ehemann oder ihrer Ehefrau)”.
What does Ehefrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarried woman, wife
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verheiratete Partnerin in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu ihrem Ehemann oder ihrer Ehefrau)
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 Ehefrau
- Ehefrauen plural
- Ehefrauchen diminutive neuter
- Ehemann masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ehefrau?
- /ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯/
- [ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ehefrau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ehefrau in German?
Ehefrau appears 21 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).