Ehrenrettung
[ˈeːʁənˌʁɛtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Ehrenrettung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (erfolgreiche) Verteidigung des Ansehens, des Rufs einer Person oder Sache
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehrenrettung · Ehrenrettung · German
Ehrenrettung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ehrenrettung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːʁənˌʁɛtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehrenrettung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ehrenrettung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌʁɛtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(erfolgreiche) Verteidigung des Ansehens, des Rufs einer Person oder Sache".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ehrenrettung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ehrenrettung, spelled E-H-R-E-N-R-E-T-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1(erfolgreiche) Verteidigung des Ansehens, des Rufs einer Person oder Sache
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ehrenrettung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das muss ich zur Ehrenrettung des deutschen Fußballs, des deutschen Schiedsrichterwesens und der deutschen Spieler sagen.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.