Hera

/[ˈheːʁa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,231

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Hera is aGermannoun. It means: höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus Pronounced [ˈheːʁa]. Often confused with hey and hör.

Key facts for Hera
PropertyValue
HeadwordHera
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈheːʁa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,231
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hera in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hera is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈheːʁa]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,231 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hera, with forms such as "ehra", "herra", and "hhera". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hey", "hör", "het", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hera, spelled H-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehra,herra,hhera,hrea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hera

Misspelling Variants of "Hera"

ehra4herra5hhera5hrea4
Misspelling Variants of "Hera"

Frequency rank: #35,231 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hera"?
"Hera" is spelled H-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːʁa].
What does "Hera" mean?
As a noun, "Hera" means: höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus
What words are commonly confused with "Hera"?
"Hera" is commonly confused with "hey", "hör", "het". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hera" is [ˈheːʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hera" come from?
"Hera" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.