ehrwürdige

[ˈeːɐ̯ˌvʏʁdɪɡə]

/[ˈeːɐ̯ˌvʏʁdɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ehrwürdige” is uncommon German (frequency #50,405 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,405
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrwurdige · ehrwürdige · German

ehrwürdige · rank #50,405 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,405
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eierstöcke

Nearest frequency peer: Eierstöcke (+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 „ehrwürdige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ehrwürdige
PropertyValue
Headwordehrwürdige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯ˌvʏʁdɪɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,405
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ehrwürdige“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ehrwürdigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eierstöcke“ (#50,406), „düngen“ (#50,403), „Eigenleben“ (#50,407). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ehrwürdige“ bei #50,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ehrwürdige is uncommon German at frequency #50,405 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯ˌvʏʁdɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ehrwürdige in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ehrwürdige, spelled E-H-R-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig

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 "ehrwürdige"?
"ehrwürdige" is spelled E-H-R-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯ˌvʏʁdɪɡə].
What does "ehrwürdige" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrwürdige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrwürdig
How do you pronounce "ehrwürdige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrwürdige" is [ˈeːɐ̯ˌvʏʁdɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrwürdige" come from?
"ehrwürdige" 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 "ehrwürdige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eierstöcke#50,406Eigenleben#50,407einfliegen#50,409eingedämmt#50,411

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list