Ehemann

/[ˈeːəˌman]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,262

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Ehemann is aGermannoun. It means: verheirateter Partner in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu seiner Ehefrau oder seinem Ehemann) Pronounced [ˈeːəˌman]. It ranks #4,262 in German word frequency. Often confused with Erdmann and Ehemanns.

Key facts for Ehemann
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhemann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːəˌman]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,262
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ehemann is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːəˌman]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,262 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "verheirateter Partner in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu seiner Ehefrau oder seinem Ehemann)".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ehemann, with forms such as "eehmann", "eheamnn", and "eheman". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Erdmann", "Ehemanns", "Ehrenmann", 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 Ehemann, spelled E-H-E-M-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    verheirateter Partner in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu seiner Ehefrau oder seinem Ehemann)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eehmann,eheamnn,eheman,ehemmann,ehemnan,ehhemann,ehmeann,heemann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ehemann

Misspelling Variants of "Ehemann"

eehmann7eheamnn7eheman6ehemmann8ehemnan7ehhemann8ehmeann7heemann7
Misspelling Variants of "Ehemann"

Frequency rank: #4,262 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ehemann"?
"Ehemann" is spelled E-H-E-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌman].
What does "Ehemann" mean?
As a noun, "Ehemann" means: verheirateter Partner in einer Ehe (in Beziehung zu seiner Ehefrau oder seinem Ehemann)
What words are commonly confused with "Ehemann"?
"Ehemann" is commonly confused with "Erdmann", "Ehemanns", "Ehrenmann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ehemann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehemann" is [ˈeːəˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehemann" come from?
"Ehemann" 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.