Ehrung

[ˈeːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈeːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ehrung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,268. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,268
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein ehrender, feierlicher Beweis hoher Achtung und Wertschätzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrung · Ehrung · German

Ehrung · rank #17,268 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,268
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ehrt

Nearest frequency peer: ehrt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ehrung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ehrung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ehrung vs Endung
67% similar
Ehrung vs errang
50% similar
Ehrung vs Ehrungen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ehrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEhrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːʁʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,268
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ehrung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ehrungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ehrt“ (#17,267), „Eifer“ (#17,269), „düstere“ (#17,266). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ehrung“ bei #17,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ehrung (IPA [ˈeːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,268 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein ehrender, feierlicher Beweis hoher Achtung und Wertschätzung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ehrung, with forms such as "ehhrung", "ehrnug", and "ehrrung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Endung", "errang", "Ehrungen", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ehrung, spelled E-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein ehrender, feierlicher Beweis hoher Achtung und Wertschätzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ist der Verstorbene wegen erheblicher Verfehlungen einer Ehrung nicht würdig, so unterbleibt die Ehrung.“
  2. Die Ehrung der Eltern ist die Pflicht der Kinder, sagte man früher.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehhrung
  • ehrnug
  • ehrrung
  • ehrugn
  • ehrungg
  • ehrunng
  • ehurng
  • erhung
  • herung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ehrung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehhrung1ehrnug2ehrrung1ehrugn2ehrungg1ehrunng1ehurng2erhung2
Edit distance from "Ehrung"

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 "Ehrung"?
"Ehrung" is spelled E-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːʁʊŋ].
What does "Ehrung" mean?
As a noun, "Ehrung" means: ein ehrender, feierlicher Beweis hoher Achtung und Wertschätzung
What words are commonly confused with "Ehrung"?
"Ehrung" is commonly confused with "Endung", "errang", "Ehrungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ehrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ehrung" is [ˈeːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ehrung" come from?
"Ehrung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ehrung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list