herauf
German, adverb/hɛˈʁaʊ̯f/
herauf is spelled H-E-R-A-U-F (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herauf is a German adverb meaning “up, upwards (to the own location upwards)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von dort unten nach hier oben”.
What does herauf mean in English?
adverb
- 1
up, upwards (to the own location upwards)
Der Weg den Berg herauf war steil und steinig.
prefix
- 1
A prefix, conveying a movement on something.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. von dort unten nach hier oben 2. von dort im Süden nach hier in den Norden
prefix: 1. in Zusammensetzungen mit der räumlichen und übertragenen Bedeutung: nach oben, oftmals auch im Bezug zum Sprecher zu diesem hin
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herauf
- rauf abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herauf?
- /hɛˈʁaʊ̯f/
- [hɛˈʁaʊ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herauf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herauf in German?
herauf appears 1.9 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).