Eheweib
German, noun/ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p/
Eheweib is spelled E-H-E-W-E-I-B (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eheweib is a German neuter noun meaning “wife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verheiratete Frau”.
What does Eheweib mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicneuterwife
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verheiratete Frau
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eheweib
- Eheweibes genitive
- Eheweibs genitive
- Eheweiber plural
- Eheweibe dative singular
- Eheweibern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eheweib?
- /ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p/
- [ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eheweib
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eheweib in German?
Eheweib appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).