ekelhafter

[ˈeːkl̩haftɐ]

/[ˈeːkl̩haftɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ekelhafter” is uncommon German (frequency #52,795 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,795
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-ekelhafter · ekelhafter · German

ekelhafter · rank #52,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,795
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einsatzleitung

Nearest frequency peer: Einsatzleitung (-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 „ekelhafter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ekelhafter
PropertyValue
Headwordekelhafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːkl̩haftɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ekelhafter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einsatzleitung“ (#52,794), „eklatant“ (#52,796), „einsames“ (#52,793). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ekelhafter“ bei #52,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ekelhafter is uncommon German at frequency #52,795 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːkl̩haftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ekelhafter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ekelhafter, spelled E-K-E-L-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft

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 "ekelhafter"?
"ekelhafter" is spelled E-K-E-L-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːkl̩haftɐ].
What does "ekelhafter" mean?
As an adjective, "ekelhafter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ekelhaft
How do you pronounce "ekelhafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ekelhafter" is [ˈeːkl̩haftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ekelhafter" come from?
"ekelhafter" 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 "ekelhafter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Dünnschiss#52,775erledigten#52,817Durchgänge#52,770Ersthelfer#52,822

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list