Vernunftehe
[fɛɐ̯ˈnʊnftˌʔeːə]
The verdict
“Vernunftehe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eheschließung, die eher aus sachlichen, objektiven Gründen und Interessen – statt aus Liebe – erfolgte
Corpus desk
Index DE-vernunftehe · Vernunftehe · German
Vernunftehe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vernunftehe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈnʊnftˌʔeːə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vernunftehe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vernunftehe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈnʊnftˌʔeːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eheschließung, die eher aus sachlichen, objektiven Gründen und Interessen – statt aus Liebe – erfolgte".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Vernunftehe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vernunftehe, spelled V-E-R-N-U-N-F-T-E-H-E.
Definition
- 1Eheschließung, die eher aus sachlichen, objektiven Gründen und Interessen – statt aus Liebe – erfolgte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vernunftehe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Was zunächst eine Vernunftehe war, ist nach meinem Empfinden inzwischen mit mehr Gefühl und Liebe zum Verein unterlegt.“
„Obwohl eine reine Vernunftehe, gebar die Gräfin ihm 9 Kinder, von denen jedoch 5 vorzeitig starben.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.