ehrbar
[ˈeːɐ̯baːɐ̯]
The verdict
“ehrbar” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,507 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #91,507
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ehrbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯baːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ehrbar” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ehrbar is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯baːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,507 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ehrbar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ehrbar, spelled E-H-R-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend
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.
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Using “ehrbar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-H-R-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯baːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.