Heerscharen

[ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːʁən]

/[ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heerscharen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,923 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,923
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heerschar

Corpus desk

Index DE-heerscharen · Heerscharen · German

Heerscharen · rank #52,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,923
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heilfroh

Nearest frequency peer: heilfroh (+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 „Heerscharen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heerscharen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeerscharen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heerscharen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „heilfroh“ (#52,924), „Hausmüll“ (#52,921), „Hauptgang“ (#52,920). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heerscharen“ bei #52,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heerscharen is uncommon German at frequency #52,923 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Heerscharen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Heerscharen, spelled H-E-E-R-S-C-H-A-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heerschar
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Heerschar
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Heerschar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Heerschar

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 "Heerscharen"?
"Heerscharen" is spelled H-E-E-R-S-C-H-A-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːʁən].
What does "Heerscharen" mean?
As a noun, "Heerscharen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heerschar
How do you pronounce "Heerscharen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heerscharen" is [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heerscharen" come from?
"Heerscharen" 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 "Heerscharen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hennigsdorf#52,928Hermeneutik#52,933Golfstaaten#52,898indianische#52,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list