ehemalige

[ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]

/[ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ehemalige” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,023
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehemalige · ehemalige · German

ehemalige · rank #2,023 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,023
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH City

Nearest frequency peer: City (-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 „ehemalige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ehemalige“ 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).

ehemalige vs einmalige
78% similar
ehemalige vs ehemaligen
90% similar
ehemalige vs ehemaliger
90% similar

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

Key facts for ehemalige
PropertyValue
Headwordehemalige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,023
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ehemalige“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ehemaligeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „City“ (#2,022), „Fischer“ (#2,024), „Bühne“ (#2,021). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ehemalige“ bei #2,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ehemalige (IPA [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,023 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ehemalige, with forms such as "eehmalige", "eheamlige", and "ehemailge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "einmalige", "ehemaligen", "ehemaliger", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 ehemalige, spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eehmalige
  • eheamlige
  • ehemailge
  • ehemalgie
  • ehemalieg
  • ehemaligge
  • ehemallige
  • ehemlaige
  • ehemmalige
  • ehhemalige
  • ehmealige
  • heemalige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ehemalige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eehmalige2eheamlige2ehemailge2ehemalgie2ehemalieg2ehemaligge1ehemallige1ehemlaige2
Edit distance from "ehemalige"

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 "ehemalige"?
"ehemalige" is spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə].
What does "ehemalige" mean?
As an adjective, "ehemalige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig
What words are commonly confused with "ehemalige"?
"ehemalige" is commonly confused with "einmalige", "ehemaligen", "ehemaliger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ehemalige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehemalige" is [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehemalige" come from?
"ehemalige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

geblieben#2,026Anwendung#2,015ansonsten#2,013angeblich#2,012

Similar misspelling depth

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

behalten12 variantsBehörden12 variantsTraining12 variantsjährigen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list