ehrlicher

/[ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,394

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ehrlicher is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrlich Pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ]. Often confused with etlicher and ehrliches.

Key facts for ehrlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordehrlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,394
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ehrlicher in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ehrlicher is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,394 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ehrlicher, with forms such as "ehhrlicher", "ehlricher", and "ehrilcher". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "etlicher", "ehrliches", "ehrlich", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ehrlicher, spelled E-H-R-L-I-C-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehhrlicher,ehlricher,ehrilcher,ehrlciher,ehrliccher,ehrlicehr,ehrlicherr,ehrlichher,ehrlichre,ehrlihcer,ehrllicher,ehrrlicher,erhlicher,herlicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ehrlicher

Misspelling Variants of "ehrlicher"

ehhrlicher10ehlricher9ehrilcher9ehrlciher9ehrliccher10ehrlicehr9ehrlicherr10ehrlichher10
Misspelling Variants of "ehrlicher"

Frequency rank: #16,394 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ehrlicher"?
"ehrlicher" is spelled E-H-R-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ].
What does "ehrlicher" mean?
As an adj, "ehrlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrlich
What words are commonly confused with "ehrlicher"?
"ehrlicher" is commonly confused with "etlicher", "ehrliches", "ehrlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ehrlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrlicher" is [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrlicher" come from?
"ehrlicher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.