Hera

[ˈheːʁa]

/[ˈheːʁa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hera” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #35,231) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#35,231
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus

Corpus desk

Index DE-hera · Hera · German

Hera · rank #35,231 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,231
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausgearbei…

Nearest frequency peer: herausgearbeitet (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Hera“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Hera“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Hera vs hey
25% similar
Hera vs hör
25% similar
Hera vs het
25% similar

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

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

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Hera“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Heraliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „herausgearbeitet“ (#35,232), „henke“ (#35,229), „heutigem“ (#35,233). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hera“ bei #35,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Hera is neighbouring look-alikes ("hey", "hör", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈheːʁa]. Frequency #35,231 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Gloss: "höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hera, with forms such as "ehra", "herra", and "hhera". 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, "hey", "hör", "het", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hera, spelled H-E-R-A.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es folgt die Geschichte des Kronos, der mit Rhea Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon und Zeus zu Kindern hat.“
  2. „Eine Frucht der Empörung Heras gegen Zeus war Hephaistos selbst, ein Sohn, den sie nach Hesiod in Zorn und Wetteifer mit Zeus ohne ihn, aus sich selbst erzeugt und geboren hat, allerdings einen hinkenden und häßlichen, den sie nach einem Mythologem selber von sich geschleudert hat.“

This word in other languages

Hera(English)Hera(Español)Héra(Français)Hera(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehra
  • herra
  • hhera
  • hrea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehra2herra1hhera1hrea2
Edit distance from "Hera"

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 "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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hock#35,238hung#35,242kimi#35,269Leif#35,297

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list