Eheweib
[ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p]
The verdict
“Eheweib” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verheiratete Frau
Corpus desk
Index DE-eheweib · Eheweib · German
Eheweib · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Eheweib |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eheweib“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eheweib is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verheiratete Frau".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Eheweib, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Eheweib, spelled E-H-E-W-E-I-B.
Definition
- 1verheiratete Frau
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eheweib appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Reisegeld, so rät er ihm, bettelt man sich unterwegs zusammen, wie es bei Juden üblich ist; und von daheim geht man fort, indem man es dem Eheweib erst gar nicht verrät.“
„Er glaubte, sie müßte wenigstens das Eheweib eines Pastors oder eines Propstes hier in Rotterdam sein.“
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.