Ehescheidung

[ˈeːəˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]

/[ˈeːəˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Ehescheidung” is uncommon German (frequency #94,169 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,169
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehescheidung · Ehescheidung · German

Ehescheidung · rank #94,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,169
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Egel

Nearest frequency peer: Egel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ehescheidung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ehescheidung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ehescheidung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhescheidung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːəˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehescheidung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ehescheidungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Egel“ (#94,168), „ehrenhaften“ (#94,170), „ehrenhalber“ (#94,171). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehescheidung“ bei #94,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ehescheidung is uncommon German at frequency #94,169 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːəˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ehescheidung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ehescheidung, spelled E-H-E-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Da soll etwas geschieden werden, das eigentlich noch gar nicht angefangen hat, es ist ein Mittelding zwischen einer handfesten Ehescheidung und einer zurückgegangenen Verlobung.“
  2. „Die einen rieten zu Ehescheidung, dann würde er das Übel mit der Wurzel ausgerissen haben.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Ehescheidung"?
"Ehescheidung" is spelled E-H-E-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːəˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ].
What does "Ehescheidung" mean?
As a noun, "Ehescheidung" means: formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe
How do you pronounce "Ehescheidung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehescheidung" is [ˈeːəˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehescheidung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list