ehrenwert

[ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯t]

/[ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯t]/ adj

The verdict

“ehrenwert” is uncommon German (frequency #99,696 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,696
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrenwert · ehrenwert · German

ehrenwert · rank #99,696 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,696
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Edmunds

Nearest frequency peer: Edmunds (-4 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 „ehrenwert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ehrenwert
PropertyValue
Headwordehrenwert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,696
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ehrenwert“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ehrenwertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Edmunds“ (#99,692), „einführende“ (#99,700), „ecology“ (#99,691). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ehrenwert“ bei #99,696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ehrenwert is uncommon German at frequency #99,696 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend".

No misspelling variants are generated for ehrenwert in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ehrenwert, spelled E-H-R-E-N-W-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Freiwillig und unentgeltlich bei Katastrophen zu helfen, ist ehrenwert.
  2. Das ist ein ehrenwerter Mann, der sich immer um seine Familie und seine Freunde gekümmert hat.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "ehrenwert"?
"ehrenwert" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-W-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯t].
What does "ehrenwert" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrenwert" means: Anerkennung und Wertschätzung verdienend
How do you pronounce "ehrenwert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrenwert" is [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrenwert" come from?
"ehrenwert" 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 "ehrenwert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list