Which to use
“Herde” is a noun and “herum” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- #1,663
- “herum” frequency rank
- 14168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herde | herum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit Ausbildung einer Rangordnung) leben; Gruppen von flugunfähigen Vögeln und Gruppen verschiedener Arten kommen ebenfalls in Herden vor | räumlich: in einem Bogen mit etwas Abstand vom Genannten um dies liegend oder führend |
Where the eye mixes Herde and herum
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Herde with herum
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Herde is [ˈheːɐ̯də] while herum is [hɛˈʁʊm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Herde is recorded at frequency rank #12,505, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯də]. herum is at rank #1,663, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɛˈʁʊm].
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 14168, this pair ranks #1,953,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Herde vs herum
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Herde": d. Private to "herum": mu.
"Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "herum" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Herde" and "herum" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Herde" vs "herum" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Herde" and "herum" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herde" and "herum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs Herde". 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 #1,953,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.