Eheleben

[ˈeːəˌleːbn̩]

/[ˈeːəˌleːbn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Eheleben” is uncommon German (frequency #85,150 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,150
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemeinschaftliches, vor allem auch intimes Zusammenleben als Ehepaar

Corpus desk

Index DE-eheleben · Eheleben · German

Eheleben · rank #85,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,150
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Easton

Nearest frequency peer: Easton (-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 „Eheleben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eheleben
PropertyValue
HeadwordEheleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːəˌleːbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eheleben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ehelebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Easton“ (#85,149), „Ehrgefühl“ (#85,152), „Eigenkapitals“ (#85,153). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eheleben“ bei #85,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eheleben is uncommon German at frequency #85,150 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːəˌleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gemeinschaftliches, vor allem auch intimes Zusammenleben als Ehepaar".

Zero misspellings are on record for Eheleben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Eheleben, spelled E-H-E-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gemeinschaftliches, vor allem auch intimes Zusammenleben als Ehepaar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber ihr Eheleben verändert sich, es wird eine Art vorgetäuschter Kameradschaftsehe, die eine große Leere umschließt.“
  2. „Lucie und Hermann nahmen, obgleich geschieden, ihr normales Eheleben wieder auf.“

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 "Eheleben"?
"Eheleben" is spelled E-H-E-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌleːbn̩].
What does "Eheleben" mean?
As a noun, "Eheleben" means: gemeinschaftliches, vor allem auch intimes Zusammenleben als Ehepaar
How do you pronounce "Eheleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eheleben" is [ˈeːəˌleːbn̩]. 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 "Eheleben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list