Ehrmann

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The verdict

“Ehrmann” is uncommon German (frequency #71,254 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,254
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrmann · Ehrmann · German

Ehrmann · rank #71,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,254
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eigenheit

Nearest frequency peer: Eigenheit (+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 „Ehrmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ehrmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhrmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehrmann“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eigenheit“ (#71,255), „Eignungstest“ (#71,256), „Eberstadt“ (#71,251). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehrmann“ bei #71,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ehrmann is uncommon German at frequency #71,254 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ehrmann in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ehrmann, spelled E-H-R-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Ehrmann ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Ehrmann wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Ehrmann"?
"Ehrmann" is spelled E-H-R-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Ehrmann" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ehrmann" means: deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Ehrmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehrmann" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehrmann" come from?
"Ehrmann" 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 "Ehrmann", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einholt#71,263drawing#71,242dorsale#71,240elendes#71,270

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list