ehrsam
[ˈeːɐ̯zaːm]
The verdict
“ehrsam” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohen moralischen Standards genügend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehrsam · ehrsam · German
ehrsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ehrsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯zaːm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ehrsam“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ehrsam is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯zaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hohen moralischen Standards genügend".
No misspelling variants are generated for ehrsam in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ehrsam, spelled E-H-R-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1hohen moralischen Standards genügend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ehrsam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] der ehrsame Balthasar de Cossis [wurde] zum Papst gewählt. […] Als er nun gewählt war, nahm er […] den Namen Johannes XXIII. an.
Die Tortur [gemeint ist: Folter] allein hat zu den sinnreichsten mechanischen Erfindungen Anlass gegeben und in der Produktion ihrer Werkzeuge eine Masse ehrsamer Handwerksleute beschäftigt.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.