Deutsch homophones
Hermann/Herrmann
"Hermann" is a noun; "Herrmann" is a name - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Grammar picks the spelling
Same sound, different grammar: "Hermann" arrives as a noun, while "Herrmann" is a name. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "her" then splits - "Hermann" (7 letters) vs "Herrmann" (8).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across Hermann, Herrmann: aehmnr. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
Hermann
7 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCCVCC
Inventory aehmnr · no private letters vs siblings
Herrmann
8 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCCCVCC
Inventory aehmnr · no private letters vs siblings
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "Hermann" when you mean: Kurzform von Hermannteig
- Write "Herrmann" when you mean: deutscher Familienname
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.