Hebräer

[heˈbʁɛːɐ]

/[heˈbʁɛːɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Hebräer” is uncommon German (frequency #57,082 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,082
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger der Israeliten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hebraer · Hebräer · German

Hebräer · rank #57,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,082
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hautpflege

Nearest frequency peer: Hautpflege (-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 „Hebräer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hebräer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHebräer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[heˈbʁɛːɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hebräer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hebräerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hautpflege“ (#57,081), „heid“ (#57,083), „Hausberg“ (#57,080). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hebräer“ bei #57,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hebräer is uncommon German at frequency #57,082 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [heˈbʁɛːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hebräer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hebräer, spelled H-E-B-R-Ä-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger der Israeliten
  2. 2
    das Volk des jüdischen Stammvaters Abraham
  3. 3
    Brief an die Hebräer, einem Kapitel des Neuen Testaments der Bibel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Abraham ist ein Hebräer.
  2. „In einem kleinen Winkel der Welt lebten Menschen, die sich selbst zunächst Hebräer, später nach ihrem Stammvater Israeliten oder Juden nannten und die sich zu einer neuartigen Schöpfungsgeschichte bekannten.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Hebräer"?
"Hebräer" is spelled H-E-B-R-Ä-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [heˈbʁɛːɐ].
What does "Hebräer" mean?
As a noun, "Hebräer" means: Angehöriger der Israeliten
How do you pronounce "Hebräer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hebräer" is [heˈbʁɛːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hebräer" come from?
"Hebräer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list