Exfrau

[ˈɛksˌfʁaʊ̯]

/[ˈɛksˌfʁaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Exfrau” is uncommon German (frequency #62,380 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,380
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die geschiedene, ehemalige Frau eines Mannes

Corpus desk

Index DE-exfrau · Exfrau · German

Exfrau · rank #62,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,380
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH evolutionär

Nearest frequency peer: evolutionär (-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 „Exfrau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Exfrau
PropertyValue
HeadwordExfrau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛksˌfʁaʊ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Exfrau“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „evolutionär“ (#62,379), „Expertinnen“ (#62,381), „essai“ (#62,378). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Exfrau“ bei #62,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Exfrau is uncommon German at frequency #62,380 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛksˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die geschiedene, ehemalige Frau eines Mannes".

Exfrau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Exfrau, spelled E-X-F-R-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    die geschiedene, ehemalige Frau eines Mannes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Exfrau des festgenommenen Tatverdächtigen soll mit dem niedergeschossenen Opfer liiert sein, wie die Polizei am Dienstag in Cloppenburg mitteilte.“
  2. Alex kommt mit all seinen Exfrauen blendend aus.

Antonyms

Exmann

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 "Exfrau"?
"Exfrau" is spelled E-X-F-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛksˌfʁaʊ̯].
What does "Exfrau" mean?
As a noun, "Exfrau" means: die geschiedene, ehemalige Frau eines Mannes
How do you pronounce "Exfrau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Exfrau" is [ˈɛksˌfʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Exfrau" come from?
"Exfrau" 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 "Exfrau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Fehden#62,394fetish#62,397Fresko#62,416Egoist#62,338

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list