ehemals

[ˈeːəˌmaːls]

/[ˈeːəˌmaːls]/ adv

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The verdict

“ehemals” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,457
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor langer Zeit, einst

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehemals · ehemals · German

ehemals · rank #7,457 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,457
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dunkeln

Nearest frequency peer: Dunkeln (-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 „ehemals“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ehemals“ 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).

ehemals vs Ehemann
57% similar
ehemals vs Ehemanns
63% similar

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

Key facts for ehemals
PropertyValue
Headwordehemals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈeːəˌmaːls]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,457
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ehemals“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dunkeln“ (#7,456), „einsam“ (#7,458), „direkter“ (#7,455). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ehemals“ bei #7,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ehemals (IPA [ˈeːəˌmaːls]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #7,457 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vor langer Zeit, einst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ehemals, with forms such as "eehmals", "eheamls", and "ehemalls". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ehemann", "Ehemanns", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ehemals, spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor langer Zeit, einst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als ehemals geteilte Stadt habe Berlin hier eine Sonderrolle.“

Synonyms

damalseinstfrüher

This word in other languages

formerly(English)jadis(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eehmals
  • eheamls
  • ehemalls
  • ehemalss
  • ehemasl
  • ehemlas
  • ehemmals
  • ehhemals
  • ehmeals
  • heemals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ehemals - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eehmals2eheamls2ehemalls1ehemalss1ehemasl2ehemlas2ehemmals1ehhemals1
Edit distance from "ehemals"

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 "ehemals"?
"ehemals" is spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌmaːls].
What does "ehemals" mean?
As an adverb, "ehemals" means: vor langer Zeit, einst
What words are commonly confused with "ehemals"?
"ehemals" is commonly confused with "Ehemann", "Ehemanns". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ehemals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehemals" is [ˈeːəˌmaːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehemals" come from?
"ehemals" 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 "ehemals", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dunkeln#7,456Clemens#7,450Filiale#7,467Flieger#7,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Biologie10 variantsFlorida10 variantsJapaner10 variantsMotoren10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list