ehemalig
\ˈeːəˌmaːlɪç\
The verdict
“ehemalig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien, qui a changé de destination ou de situation, précédent, ex-.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ehemalig · ehemalig · French
ehemalig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | ehemalig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈeːəˌmaːlɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ehemalig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈeːəˌmaːlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien, qui a changé de destination ou de situation, précédent, ex-.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ehemalig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ehemalig, spelled E-H-E-M-A-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Ancien, qui a changé de destination ou de situation, précédent, ex-.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ehemalig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1991 erlangte die ehemalige (litauische) Sowjetrepublik gegen harten Widerstand Moskaus ihre Selbstständigkeit.
Der ehemalige Chef des Konzerns Tengelmann ist seit April 2018 verschollen und wurde zuletzt in Zermatt gesehen.
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.