Ehingen

[ˈeːɪŋən]

/[ˈeːɪŋən]/ name

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The verdict

“Ehingen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,897
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehingen · Ehingen · German

Ehingen · rank #36,897 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,897
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehemänner

Nearest frequency peer: Ehemänner (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ehingen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ehingen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ehingen vs einen
57% similar
Ehingen vs Engen
71% similar
Ehingen vs eigen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ehingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈeːɪŋən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,897
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ehingen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ehingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ehemänner“ (#36,896), „edited“ (#36,895), „eidgenössische“ (#36,899). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehingen“ bei #36,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Ehingen (IPA [ˈeːɪŋən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,897 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ehingen, with forms such as "ehhingen", "ehignen", and "ehinegn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "einen", "Engen", "eigen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ehingen, spelled E-H-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Gemeinde im Landkreis Donau-Ries, Bayern, Deutschland
  3. 3
    eine Gemeinde im Landkreis Ansbach, Bayern, Deutschland
  4. 4
    eine Gemeinde im Landkreis Augsburg, Bayern, Deutschland
  5. 5
    Ortsteil von Mühlhausen-Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  6. 6
    Ortsteil von Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  7. 7
    Stadtviertel von Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Morgen fahren wir nach Ehingen zu Tante Gisela.
  2. Ehingen liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehhingen
  • ehignen
  • ehinegn
  • ehingenn
  • ehinggen
  • ehingne
  • ehinngen
  • ehnigen
  • eihngen
  • heingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ehingen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehhingen1ehignen2ehinegn2ehingenn1ehinggen1ehingne2ehinngen1ehnigen2
Edit distance from "Ehingen"

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 "Ehingen"?
"Ehingen" is spelled E-H-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɪŋən].
What does "Ehingen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ehingen" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Ehingen"?
"Ehingen" is commonly confused with "einen", "Engen", "eigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ehingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehingen" is [ˈeːɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehingen" come from?
"Ehingen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einkehr#36,904erklang#36,915Dialyse#36,878fandest#36,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list