herauf

[hɛˈʁaʊ̯f]

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯f]/ adv

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The verdict

“herauf” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,589
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von dort unten nach hier oben

Corpus desk

Index DE-herauf · herauf · German

herauf · rank #25,589 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hegt

Nearest frequency peer: hegt (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „herauf“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „herauf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

herauf vs herum
67% similar
herauf vs heraus
83% similar
herauf vs hinauf
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for herauf
PropertyValue
Headwordherauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯f]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,589
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „herauf“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heraufliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hegt“ (#25,588), „herausragend“ (#25,590), „Haven“ (#25,587). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herauf“ bei #25,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around herauf (IPA [hɛˈʁaʊ̯f]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #25,589 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for herauf, with forms such as "ehrauf", "hearuf", and "herafu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "herum", "heraus", "hinauf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is herauf, spelled H-E-R-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    von dort unten nach hier oben
  2. 2
    von dort im Süden nach hier in den Norden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Weg den Berg herauf war steil und steinig.
  2. Sie war von München hier herauf nach Hamburg gekommen.

Antonyms

herabherunterhinabhinunter

This word in other languages

up(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrauf
  • hearuf
  • herafu
  • herauff
  • herrauf
  • heruaf
  • hherauf
  • hreauf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of herauf - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehrauf2hearuf2herafu2herauff1herrauf1heruaf2hherauf1hreauf2
Edit distance from "herauf"

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 "herauf"?
"herauf" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯f].
What does "herauf" mean?
As an adverb, "herauf" means: von dort unten nach hier oben
What words are commonly confused with "herauf"?
"herauf" is commonly confused with "herum", "heraus", "hinauf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herauf" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herauf" come from?
"herauf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herauf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hospiz#25,599Gretel#25,578Idylle#25,603Genies#25,567

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Gaumen8 variantsMilano8 variantsdings8 variantscinema8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list