Harn

[haʁn]

/[haʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Harn” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,331 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,331
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - flüssige Ausscheidung der Blase beziehungsweise der Nieren bei Menschen und verwandten Säugetieren

Key facts for Harn
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haʁn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,331
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Harn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Harn lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Harn is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [haʁn]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,331 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "flüssige Ausscheidung der Blase beziehungsweise der Nieren bei Menschen und verwandten Säugetieren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Harn in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Harn, spelled H-A-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    flüssige Ausscheidung der Blase beziehungsweise der Nieren bei Menschen und verwandten Säugetieren

Synonyms

UrinPisseSeich

Antonyms

ExkrementKot

This word in other languages

urine(English)orina(Español)urine(Français)urina(Português)

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 "Harn"?
"Harn" is spelled H-A-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [haʁn].
What does "Harn" mean?
As a noun, "Harn" means: flüssige Ausscheidung der Blase beziehungsweise der Nieren bei Menschen und verwandten Säugetieren
How do you pronounce "Harn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harn" is [haʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harn" come from?
"Harn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Harn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [haʁn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list