ehrenhaft

[ˈeːʁənhaft]

/[ˈeːʁənhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“ehrenhaft” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,922 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#56,922
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend

Key facts for ehrenhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordehrenhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːʁənhaft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ehrenhaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ehrenhaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ehrenhaft is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːʁənhaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,922 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".

ehrenhaft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ehrenhaft, spelled E-H-R-E-N-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend

Synonyms

achtbarachtenswertehrbarehrenwertreputabelreputierlich

Antonyms

unehrenhaft

This word in other languages

reputable(English)honorifique(Français)

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 "ehrenhaft"?
"ehrenhaft" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənhaft].
What does "ehrenhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrenhaft" means: Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend
How do you pronounce "ehrenhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrenhaft" is [ˈeːʁənhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrenhaft" come from?
"ehrenhaft" 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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Using “ehrenhaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-H-R-E-N-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈeːʁənhaft] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list