heranziehen

/[hɛˈʁanˌt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,165

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

heranziehen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas (ein Objekt) / jemand zieht zum Ort des Sprechers; etwas (ein Subjekt) kommt näher oder zieht an einen Ort Pronounced [hɛˈʁanˌt͡siːən]. Often confused with herausziehen and heranzuziehen.

Key facts for heranziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordheranziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁanˌt͡siːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,165
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of heranziehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for heranziehen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁanˌt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,165 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for heranziehen, with forms such as "ehranziehen", "hearnziehen", and "heranizehen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "herausziehen", "heranzuziehen", "herangehen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is heranziehen, spelled H-E-R-A-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (ein Objekt) / jemand zieht zum Ort des Sprechers; etwas (ein Subjekt) kommt näher oder zieht an einen Ort
  2. 2
    jemanden zu einer Arbeit, einer Aufgabe verwenden; jemanden zu einem Dienst einsetzen oder verpflichten
  3. 3
    jemanden ausbilden, jemanden weiter entwickeln
  4. 4
    etwas pflegen und gedeihen lassen (beispielsweise Pflanzen, Tiere)
  5. 5
    etwas als Material, Beweis, Vorlage oder ähnlich verwenden oder berücksichtigen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehranziehen,hearnziehen,heranizehen,herannziehen,heranzeihen,heranzieehn,heranziehenn,heranziehhen,heranziehne,heranziheen,heranzziehen,herazniehen,hernaziehen,herranziehen,hheranziehen,hreanziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for heranziehen

Misspelling Variants of "heranziehen"

ehranziehen11hearnziehen11heranizehen11herannziehen12heranzeihen11heranzieehn11heranziehenn12heranziehhen12
Misspelling Variants of "heranziehen"

Frequency rank: #34,165 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heranziehen"?
"heranziehen" is spelled H-E-R-A-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁanˌt͡siːən].
What does "heranziehen" mean?
As a verb, "heranziehen" means: etwas (ein Objekt) / jemand zieht zum Ort des Sprechers; etwas (ein Subjekt) kommt näher oder zieht an einen Ort
What words are commonly confused with "heranziehen"?
"heranziehen" is commonly confused with "herausziehen", "heranzuziehen", "herangehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heranziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heranziehen" is [hɛˈʁanˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heranziehen" come from?
"heranziehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.