Heerschar
German, noun/ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːɐ̯/
Heerschar is spelled H-E-E-R-S-C-H-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heerschar is a German feminine noun meaning “army, host” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil der aktiven Streitkräfte”.
What does Heerschar mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearmy, host
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil der aktiven Streitkräfte 2. große Anzahl an Personen oder Tieren 3. Gesamtheit der Engel
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Heerschar
- Heerscharen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heerschar?
- /ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːɐ̯/
- [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Heerschar in German?
Heerschar appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).