heranrasen
[hɛˈʁanˌʁaːzn̩]
The verdict
“heranrasen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich sehr schnell in die Nähe von etwas begeben, rasend heranfahren
Corpus desk
Index DE-heranrasen · heranrasen · German
heranrasen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heranrasen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁanˌʁaːzn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heranrasen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heranrasen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁanˌʁaːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich sehr schnell in die Nähe von etwas begeben, rasend heranfahren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for heranrasen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 heranrasen, spelled H-E-R-A-N-R-A-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich sehr schnell in die Nähe von etwas begeben, rasend heranfahren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how heranrasen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es wurde ein Phantombild von ›Jeff Duncan‹ gezeigt und es war die Rede von einem einzelnen Motorradattentäter, der an das Fahrzeug mit den zwei leitenden CIA-Mitarbeitern herangerast war und das Feuer eröffnet hatte.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.