ehrlich

\ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç\

/\ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç\/ adj

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The verdict

“ehrlich” is uncommon French (frequency #80,165 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,165
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Honnête, sincère, qui est conforme ou se conforme à la vertu, à la probité, à l’honneur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ehrlich · ehrlich · French

ehrlich · rank #80,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,165
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Efira

Nearest frequency peer: Efira (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ehrlich »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ehrlich » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ehrlich
PropertyValue
Headwordehrlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç\
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ehrlich » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ehrlichtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Efira » (#80,164), « efficientes » (#80,162), « Elinor » (#80,168). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « ehrlich » est au #80,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ehrlich is uncommon French at frequency #80,165 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ehrlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 French form is ehrlich, spelled E-H-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Honnête, sincère, qui est conforme ou se conforme à la vertu, à la probité, à l’honneur.
  2. 2
    Honnête, sincère, qui ne triche pas.
  3. 3
    Honnête, sans honte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kennen sie ehrliche Politiker?
  2. In diesem Augenblick ward die Preußin selbst in der Säulenhalle sichtbar und trat durch die Glastür ein: ein ziemlich großes, knochig gebautes Mädchen in schwarzem Kleide, mit glattem Haar und einem ehrlichen Gesicht.

Synonyms

anständigaufrichtigrechtschaffenredlichungelogenwahrwahrhaftigwahrheitsgemäßwirklich

Antonyms

falschunaufrichtigunredlich

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ehrlich"?
"ehrlich" is spelled E-H-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç\.
What does "ehrlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrlich" means: Honnête, sincère, qui est conforme ou se conforme à la vertu, à la probité, à l’honneur.
How do you pronounce "ehrlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrlich" is \ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ehrlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

endette#80,173examina#80,189exaucée#80,190déclame#80,135

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list