ehelich

[ˈeːəlɪç]

/[ˈeːəlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“ehelich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer gültigen Ehe stammend (Nachkommen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehelich · ehelich · German

ehelich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for ehelich
PropertyValue
Headwordehelich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːəlɪç]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ehelich“ im Deutschen

ehelichschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ehelich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ehelich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ehelich, spelled E-H-E-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer gültigen Ehe stammend (Nachkommen)
  2. 2
    sich auf die Ehe beziehend, in der Ehe üblich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Deutsche Kinder, die ehelich geboren sind, bei denen jedoch der biologische Vater ein anderer als der Ehegatte ist, gelten rechtlich automatisch als Kinder des Ehemannes.“
  2. „Es ist entweder zu viel Wind oder zu wenig, die Enge an Bord beginnt die eheliche Harmonie empfindlich zu stören und das ewige Geschaukel braucht auch kein Mensch.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ehelich"?
"ehelich" is spelled E-H-E-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəlɪç].
What does "ehelich" mean?
As an adjective, "ehelich" means: aus einer gültigen Ehe stammend (Nachkommen)
How do you pronounce "ehelich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehelich" is [ˈeːəlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehelich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list