Ehrenmord
[ˈeːʁənˌmɔʁt]
The verdict
“Ehrenmord” is uncommon German (frequency #76,691 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,691
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vorsätzliche Tötung bzw. Ermordung eines Menschen, durch die – aus der Sicht des Täters – die Ehre einer bestimmten Person oder einer Personengruppe oder des Getöteten vermeintlich wieder hergestel...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ehrenmord |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːʁənˌmɔʁt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ehrenmord” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ehrenmord is uncommon German at frequency #76,691 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌmɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorsätzliche Tötung bzw. Ermordung eines Menschen, durch die – aus der Sicht des Täters – die Ehre einer bestimmten Person oder einer Personengruppe oder des Getöteten vermeintlich wieder hergestel...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ehrenmord, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ehrenmord, spelled E-H-R-E-N-M-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1vorsätzliche Tötung bzw. Ermordung eines Menschen, durch die – aus der Sicht des Täters – die Ehre einer bestimmten Person oder einer Personengruppe oder des Getöteten vermeintlich wieder hergestellt werden soll
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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 “Ehrenmord”
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- The one correct German spelling is E-H-R-E-N-M-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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