Which to use
“herab” and “heraus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,672
- “herab” frequency rank
- #830
- “heraus” frequency rank
- 12502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herab | heraus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von oben nach unten (meist in einer Perspektive, in der der Betrachter unten steht) | von dort drinnen nach hier außen |
Where the eye mixes herab and heraus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. herab runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against heraus's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between herab and heraus
A purely visual mix-up. herab ([hɛˈʁap]) and heraus ([hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
herab is recorded at frequency rank #11,672, classified as anadv, pronounced [hɛˈʁap]. heraus is at rank #830, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s].
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 12502, this pair ranks #1,963,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of herab vs heraus
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "herab": b. Private to "heraus": su.
"herab" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "heraus" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "herab" and "heraus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "herab" or "heraus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "herab" and "heraus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "herab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heraus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herab" and "heraus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herab vs Horb". 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 #1,963,792 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.