ekelhafte

Name: ekelhafte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈeːkl̩haftə]

/[ˈeːkl̩haftə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ekelhafte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,611
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ekelhafte vs ekelhaften

90% similar

ekelhafte vs ekelhaft

89% similar

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

Key facts for ekelhafte
Property	Value
Headword	ekelhafte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈeːkl̩haftə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#34,611
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ekelhafte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ekelhafte lands here:

#34,611

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ekelhafte (IPA [ˈeːkl̩haftə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,611 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ekelhafte, with forms such as "eeklhafte", "ekehlafte", and "ekelahfte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ekelhaften", "ekelhaft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ekelhafte, spelled E-K-E-L-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eeklhafte
ekehlafte
ekelahfte
ekelhafet
ekelhaffte
ekelhaftte
ekelhatfe
ekelhfate
ekelhhafte
ekellhafte
ekkelhafte
eklehafte
keelhafte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ekelhafte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "ekelhafte"

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 "ekelhafte"?

"ekelhafte" is spelled E-K-E-L-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːkl̩haftə].

What does "ekelhafte" mean?

As an adjective, "ekelhafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft

What words are commonly confused with "ekelhafte"?

"ekelhafte" is commonly confused with "ekelhaften", "ekelhaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ekelhafte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ekelhafte" is [ˈeːkl̩haftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ekelhafte" come from?

"ekelhafte" 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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Using “ekelhafte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-K-E-L-H-A-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈeːkl̩haftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “ekelhaften” - see the side-by-side comparison. ekelhafte vs ekelhaften
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Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.