heranreichen

[hɛˈʁanˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]

/[hɛˈʁanˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“heranreichen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,579 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,579
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Hand drankommen können

Corpus desk

Index DE-heranreichen · heranreichen · German

heranreichen · rank #98,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,579
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herbeirufen

Nearest frequency peer: herbeirufen (+2 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 „heranreichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heranreichen
PropertyValue
Headwordheranreichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁanˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#98,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heranreichen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heranreichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herbeirufen“ (#98,581), „Hemsbach“ (#98,576), „hereinkam“ (#98,582). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heranreichen“ bei #98,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heranreichen is uncommon German at frequency #98,579 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁanˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for heranreichen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heranreichen, spelled H-E-R-A-N-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Hand drankommen können
  2. 2
    ein bestimmtes Niveau oder eine gewisse Güte auch zeigen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kleine kann ja noch nicht einmal an den Klingelknopf heranreichen!
  2. „Torsten wohnte mit seinen Eltern im vierten Stock eines hohen Altbaus. Höchstens eine Feuerwehrleiter reichte da heran.“

Synonyms

drankommenerreichenrankommengleichkommen

This word in other languages

arriver(Français)

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 "heranreichen"?
"heranreichen" is spelled H-E-R-A-N-R-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁanˌʁaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "heranreichen" mean?
As a verb, "heranreichen" means: mit der Hand drankommen können
How do you pronounce "heranreichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heranreichen" is [hɛˈʁanˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heranreichen" come from?
"heranreichen" 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 "heranreichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

halbjährigen#98,555Haaresbreite#98,551Gründungstag#98,541geologisches#98,484

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list