Härchen

[ˈhɛːɐ̯çən]

/[ˈhɛːɐ̯çən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Härchen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,168 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,168
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Haar

Corpus desk

Index DE-harchen · Härchen · German

Härchen · rank #52,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,168
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hustet

Nearest frequency peer: hustet (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Härchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Härchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Härchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHärchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛːɐ̯çən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Härchen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Härchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hustet“ (#52,167), „Höchstwert“ (#52,169), „huss“ (#52,166). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Härchen“ bei #52,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Härchen is uncommon German at frequency #52,168 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛːɐ̯çən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Haar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Härchen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Härchen, spelled H-Ä-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Haar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Härchen half zur Aufklärung des Falles.
  2. „Das Lächeln war so falsch, daß sich mir die Härchen an den Unterarmen sträubten.“

This word in other languages

hair(English)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Härchen"?
"Härchen" is spelled H-Ä-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛːɐ̯çən].
What does "Härchen" mean?
As a noun, "Härchen" means: kleines Haar
How do you pronounce "Härchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Härchen" is [ˈhɛːɐ̯çən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Johanns#52,186happens#52,144Hadamar#52,142klarere#52,209

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list