ehern
[ˈeːɐn]
The verdict
“ehern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Bronze bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehern · ehern · German
ehern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ehern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ehern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ehern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ehern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ehern, spelled E-H-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1aus Bronze bestehend
- 2unwandelbar
- 3aus Eisen bestehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ehern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es prangte der Held in eherner Rüstung
Wilhelm Liebknechts „ehernes Gesetz des Kapitalismus“
This word in other languages
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.