Ehrenmedaille

[ˈeːʁənmeˌdaljə]

/[ˈeːʁənmeˌdaljə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ehrenmedaille” is uncommon German (frequency #61,441 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,441
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Würdigung besonderer Leistungen verliehene Medaille

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrenmedaille · Ehrenmedaille · German

Ehrenmedaille · rank #61,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,441
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH effektivere

Nearest frequency peer: effektivere (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ehrenmedaille“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ehrenmedaille“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ehrenmedaille
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhrenmedaille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːʁənmeˌdaljə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#61,441
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehrenmedaille“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ehrenmedaillefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „effektivere“ (#61,440), „Eierlikör“ (#61,442), „EADS“ (#61,439). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehrenmedaille“ bei #61,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ehrenmedaille is uncommon German at frequency #61,441 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːʁənmeˌdaljə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Würdigung besonderer Leistungen verliehene Medaille".

Ehrenmedaille has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ehrenmedaille, spelled E-H-R-E-N-M-E-D-A-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Würdigung besonderer Leistungen verliehene Medaille

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wenn ein Offizier Zeuge der Aktion gewesen wäre, hätte er die Ehrenmedaille des Kongresses bekommen.“

This word in other languages

medal of honor(English)

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 "Ehrenmedaille"?
"Ehrenmedaille" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-M-E-D-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənmeˌdaljə].
What does "Ehrenmedaille" mean?
As a noun, "Ehrenmedaille" means: zur Würdigung besonderer Leistungen verliehene Medaille
How do you pronounce "Ehrenmedaille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehrenmedaille" is [ˈeːʁənmeˌdaljə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehrenmedaille" come from?
"Ehrenmedaille" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eigentümliche#61,445durchgängigen#61,431einzugliedern#61,453erfrischenden#61,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list