Which to use
“her” and “herab” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- #11,672
- “herab” frequency rank
- 12149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | herab |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus | von oben nach unten (meist in einer Perspektive, in der der Betrachter unten steht) |
Where the eye mixes her and herab
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses her with herab
A purely visual mix-up. her ([heːɐ̯]) and herab ([hɛˈʁap]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “her” sits inside “herab”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #477, classified as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯]. herab is at rank #11,672, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɛˈʁap].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12149, this pair ranks #1,965,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of her vs herab
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "herab": ab.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "herab" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- herab ← ehrab · hearb · herabb · herba · herrab · hherab · hreab
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "her" and "herab" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "her" or "herab" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herab" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "herab" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs her". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,965,901 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.