Ehegattin
[ˈeːəˌɡatɪn]
The verdict
“Ehegattin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehegattin · Ehegattin · German
Ehegattin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ehegattin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːəˌɡatɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehegattin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ehegattin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːəˌɡatɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ehegattin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ehegattin, spelled E-H-E-G-A-T-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ehegattin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er vermisste seine dahingeschiedene Ehegattin bitterlich.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.