Heer

[heːɐ̯]

/[heːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heer” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,963) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,963
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Landstreitkräfte eines Staates

Corpus desk

Index DE-heer · Heer · German

Heer · rank #5,963 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,963
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hasst

Nearest frequency peer: hasst (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Heer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Heer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Heer vs her
50% similar
Heer vs hey
25% similar
Heer vs hör
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Heer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[heːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,963
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Heer” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Heerliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „hasst“ (#5,962), „hl“ (#5,964), „Güter“ (#5,961). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Heer is neighbouring look-alikes ("her", "hey", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [heːɐ̯]. Frequency #5,963 among 3,372 “H” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heer, including "heerr" and "hheer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "her", "hey", "hör", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Heer, spelled H-E-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Landstreitkräfte eines Staates
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Streitkräfte eines Staates
  3. 3
    große Anzahl, Menge von Menschen oder Tieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das französische Heer drängt mit beständig zunehmender Kraft der Bewegung auf sein Marschziel, nämlich auf Moskau, zu.“
  2. „Die andere Hälfte der Binnets behauptete, die hiesigen und die deutschen Herren hätten ausgemacht, sie sollten ihr Heer zuerst auf die Russen werfen statt auf den Westen, das eben habe Rußland vereitelt.“

Synonyms

LandmachtLandstreitkräfteStreitkräfteWehrmacht

Antonyms

MarineLuftwaffe

This word in other languages

army(English)ejército(Español)armée(Français)exército(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heerr
  • hheer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

heerr1hheer1
Edit distance from "Heer"

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 "Heer"?
"Heer" is spelled H-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [heːɐ̯].
What does "Heer" mean?
As a noun, "Heer" means: Gesamtheit der Landstreitkräfte eines Staates
What words are commonly confused with "Heer"?
"Heer" is commonly confused with "her", "hey", "hör". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heer" is [heːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heer" come from?
"Heer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Horn#5,965nice#5,988dünn#5,934over#5,993

What to do next

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  • "Heer" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "her". View pair
  • 2 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,963 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse

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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