ehrenhalber

[ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ]

/[ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ]/ adv

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The verdict

“ehrenhalber” is uncommon German (frequency #94,171 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,171
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als Ehrung

Key facts for ehrenhalber
PropertyValue
Headwordehrenhalber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,171
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ehrenhalber” 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). ehrenhalber lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

ehrenhalber is uncommon German at frequency #94,171 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Ehrung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ehrenhalber in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ehrenhalber, spelled E-H-R-E-N-H-A-L-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Ehrung

Synonyms

honoris causa

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 "ehrenhalber"?
"ehrenhalber" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-H-A-L-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ].
What does "ehrenhalber" mean?
As an adverb, "ehrenhalber" means: als Ehrung
How do you pronounce "ehrenhalber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrenhalber" is [ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrenhalber" come from?
"ehrenhalber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ehrenhalber”

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-L-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈeːʁənˌhalbɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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