heranwachsender

[hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ]

/[hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“heranwachsender” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,410 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#90,410
frequency rank, German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend

Key facts for heranwachsender
PropertyValue
Headwordheranwachsender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#90,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heranwachsender” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). heranwachsender lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for heranwachsender is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,410 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

heranwachsender doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is heranwachsender, spelled H-E-R-A-N-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend

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 "heranwachsender"?
"heranwachsender" is spelled H-E-R-A-N-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ].
What does "heranwachsender" mean?
As an adjective, "heranwachsender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heranwachsend
How do you pronounce "heranwachsender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heranwachsender" is [hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heranwachsender" come from?
"heranwachsender" 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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Using “heranwachsender”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-A-N-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɛˈʁanˌvaksn̩dɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list