Ehefrauen

[ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ehefrauen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,094
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehefrauen · Ehefrauen · German

Ehefrauen · rank #23,094 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,094
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eheleute

Nearest frequency peer: Eheleute (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ehefrauen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ehefrauen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ehefrauen vs Ehefrau
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ehefrauen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhefrauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,094
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ehefrauen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ehefrauenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eheleute“ (#23,095), „Dutch“ (#23,091), „Eigentumswohnungen“ (#23,097). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehefrauen“ bei #23,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Ehefrauen (IPA [ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯ən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,094 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ehefrauen, with forms such as "eehfrauen", "ehefaruen", and "eheffrauen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ehefrau", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ehefrauen, spelled E-H-E-F-R-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ehefrau
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ehefrau
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ehefrau
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ehefrau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eehfrauen
  • ehefaruen
  • eheffrauen
  • ehefraeun
  • ehefrauenn
  • ehefraune
  • ehefrrauen
  • ehefruaen
  • eherfauen
  • ehferauen
  • ehhefrauen
  • heefrauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ehefrauen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eehfrauen2ehefaruen2eheffrauen1ehefraeun2ehefrauenn1ehefraune2ehefrrauen1ehefruaen2
Edit distance from "Ehefrauen"

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 "Ehefrauen"?
"Ehefrauen" is spelled E-H-E-F-R-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯ən].
What does "Ehefrauen" mean?
As a noun, "Ehefrauen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ehefrau
What words are commonly confused with "Ehefrauen"?
"Ehefrauen" is commonly confused with "Ehefrau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ehefrauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehefrauen" is [ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehefrauen" come from?
"Ehefrauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Cafeteria12 variantsblühende12 variantsForchheim12 variantsbesteigen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list