heran
German, adverb[hɛˈʁan]
heran is spelled H-E-R-A-N (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,473rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heran is a German adverb meaning “near, close to the speaker, over to (to the direction of the speaker or an object)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in die Richtung zu einem Objekt und dabei auch zum Sprecher hin; auf den Sprechenden zu; in die Nähe einer…”.
What does heran mean in English?
adverb
- 1
near, close to the speaker, over to (to the direction of the speaker or an object)
Komm heran, Junge!
prefix
- 1
a prefix, denoting movement into, closer, or upwards
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. zu einem bestimmten Punkt hin 2. beschreibt in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben ein Wachstum 3. verschiedenste Einzelfälle, wie zum Beispiel an eine Aufgabe herangehen
adverb: 1. in die Richtung zu einem Objekt und dabei auch zum Sprecher hin; auf den Sprechenden zu; in die Nähe einer Sache oder des Sprechers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce heran?
- [hɛˈʁan]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to heran
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is heran in German?
heran appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).