Ehrentag

[ˈeːʁənˌtaːk]

/[ˈeːʁənˌtaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ehrentag” is uncommon German (frequency #53,636 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,636
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag, an dem jemand geehrt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrentag · Ehrentag · German

Ehrentag · rank #53,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,636
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehrenpräsident

Nearest frequency peer: Ehrenpräsident (-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 „Ehrentag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ehrentag
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhrentag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːʁənˌtaːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehrentag“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ehrentagfällt 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: „Ehrenpräsident“ (#53,635), „eheliche“ (#53,634), „Einbruchs“ (#53,638). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehrentag“ bei #53,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ehrentag is uncommon German at frequency #53,636 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag, an dem jemand geehrt wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ehrentag, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ehrentag, spelled E-H-R-E-N-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag, an dem jemand geehrt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auf dem Bocke saßen Ordonnanz Baarsch und der Groom, von denen jener sichs eigens ausbedungen hatte, seinen Rittmeister und Gutsherrn an diesem seinem Ehrentage fahren zu dürfen.“

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 "Ehrentag"?
"Ehrentag" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənˌtaːk].
What does "Ehrentag" mean?
As a noun, "Ehrentag" means: Tag, an dem jemand geehrt wird
How do you pronounce "Ehrentag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehrentag" is [ˈeːʁənˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehrentag" come from?
"Ehrentag" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eheliche#53,634Endkampf#53,649entkamen#53,652dotierte#53,616

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list