ehemaligen

/[ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,589

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

ehemaligen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig Pronounced [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩]. It ranks #1,589 in German word frequency. Often confused with ehemaliger and einmaligen.

Key facts for ehemaligen
PropertyValue
Headwordehemaligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,589
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ehemaligen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ehemaligen is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,589 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ehemaligen, with forms such as "eehmaligen", "eheamligen", and "ehemailgen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ehemaliger", "einmaligen", "ehemaliges", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ehemaligen, spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eehmaligen,eheamligen,ehemailgen,ehemalgien,ehemaliegn,ehemaligenn,ehemaliggen,ehemaligne,ehemalligen,ehemlaigen,ehemmaligen,ehhemaligen,ehmealigen,heemaligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ehemaligen

Misspelling Variants of "ehemaligen"

eehmaligen10eheamligen10ehemailgen10ehemalgien10ehemaliegn10ehemaligenn11ehemaliggen11ehemaligne10
Misspelling Variants of "ehemaligen"

Frequency rank: #1,589 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ehemaligen"?
"ehemaligen" is spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩].
What does "ehemaligen" mean?
As an adj, "ehemaligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig
What words are commonly confused with "ehemaligen"?
"ehemaligen" is commonly confused with "ehemaliger", "einmaligen", "ehemaliges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ehemaligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehemaligen" is [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehemaligen" come from?
"ehemaligen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.