Ehehindernis
German, noun[ˈeːəˌhɪndɐnɪs]
Ehehindernis is spelled E-H-E-H-I-N-D-E-R-N-I-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 305,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ehehindernis is a German neuter noun meaning “legal obstacle prohibiting entry into a marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grund oder Umstand, der das Schließen einer Ehe verbietet”.
What does Ehehindernis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlegal obstacle prohibiting entry into a marriage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grund oder Umstand, der das Schließen einer Ehe verbietet
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 Ehehindernis
- Ehehindernisses genitive
- Ehehindernisse plural
- Ehehindernissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ehehindernis?
- [ˈeːəˌhɪndɐnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ehehindernis in German?
Ehehindernis appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).