Ehrenamtlicher

[ˈeːʁənˌʔamtlɪçɐ]

/[ˈeːʁənˌʔamtlɪçɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Ehrenamtlicher” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,253
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die unentgeltlich ein Ehrenamt ausübt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrenamtlicher · Ehrenamtlicher · German

Ehrenamtlicher · rank #27,253 · 22 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,253
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Egger

Nearest frequency peer: Egger (-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 „Ehrenamtlicher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ehrenamtlicher“ 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).

Ehrenamtlicher vs ehrenamtliches
86% similar
Ehrenamtlicher vs ehrenamtlich
79% similar
Ehrenamtlicher vs Ehrenamtliche
93% similar

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

Key facts for Ehrenamtlicher
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhrenamtlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːʁənˌʔamtlɪçɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#27,253
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ehrenamtlicher“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ehrenamtlicherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Egger“ (#27,252), „Ehrenmann“ (#27,254), „durchgespielt“ (#27,251). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehrenamtlicher“ bei #27,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Ehrenamtlicher (IPA [ˈeːʁənˌʔamtlɪçɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,253 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die unentgeltlich ein Ehrenamt ausübt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ehrenamtlicher, with forms such as "ehernamtlicher", "ehhrenamtlicher", and "ehreanmtlicher". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ehrenamtliches", "ehrenamtlich", "Ehrenamtliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Ehrenamtlicher, spelled E-H-R-E-N-A-M-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die unentgeltlich ein Ehrenamt ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Tausende Ehrenamtliche in der ganzen Welt beweisen jeden Tag, dass die Idee des Freien Wissens funktioniert.“
  2. […] „ein schmaler, ausgehungerter Igel [darf] auf keinen Fall auf eigene Faust gefüttert werden. Stattdessen sollte stets die Hilfe von erfahrenen Ehrenamtlichen gesucht werden.“

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehernamtlicher
  • ehhrenamtlicher
  • ehreanmtlicher
  • ehrenamlticher
  • ehrenammtlicher
  • ehrenamtilcher
  • ehrenamtlciher
  • ehrenamtliccher
  • ehrenamtlicehr
  • ehrenamtlicherr
  • ehrenamtlichher
  • ehrenamtlichre
  • ehrenamtlihcer
  • ehrenamtllicher
  • ehrenamttlicher
  • ehrenatmlicher
  • ehrenmatlicher
  • ehrennamtlicher
  • ehrneamtlicher
  • ehrrenamtlicher
  • erhenamtlicher
  • herenamtlicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ehrenamtlicher - 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.

ehernamtlicher2ehhrenamtlicher1ehreanmtlicher2ehrenamlticher2ehrenammtlicher1ehrenamtilcher2ehrenamtlciher2ehrenamtliccher1
Edit distance from "Ehrenamtlicher"

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 "Ehrenamtlicher"?
"Ehrenamtlicher" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-A-M-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənˌʔamtlɪçɐ].
What does "Ehrenamtlicher" mean?
As a noun, "Ehrenamtlicher" means: Person, die unentgeltlich ein Ehrenamt ausübt
What words are commonly confused with "Ehrenamtlicher"?
"Ehrenamtlicher" is commonly confused with "ehrenamtliches", "ehrenamtlich", "Ehrenamtliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ehrenamtlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehrenamtlicher" is [ˈeːʁənˌʔamtlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehrenamtlicher" come from?
"Ehrenamtlicher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list