ehrenwerter

[ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ]

/[ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ehrenwerter” is uncommon German (frequency #94,172 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,172
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert

Key facts for ehrenwerter
PropertyValue
Headwordehrenwerter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ehrenwerter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ehrenwerter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ehrenwerter is uncommon German at frequency #94,172 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ehrenwerter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ehrenwerter, spelled E-H-R-E-N-W-E-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert

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 "ehrenwerter"?
"ehrenwerter" is spelled E-H-R-E-N-W-E-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ].
What does "ehrenwerter" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrenwerter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrenwert
How do you pronounce "ehrenwerter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrenwerter" is [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrenwerter" come from?
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Using “ehrenwerter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-H-R-E-N-W-E-R-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈeːʁənˌveːɐ̯tɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list