herauffahren
[hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən]
The verdict
“herauffahren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von dort unten nach hier oben fahren
Corpus desk
Index DE-herauffahren · herauffahren · German
herauffahren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herauffahren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herauffahren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herauffahren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for herauffahren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is herauffahren, spelled H-E-R-A-U-F-F-A-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1von dort unten nach hier oben fahren
- 2eine langgezogene Straße auf den Betrachter zufahren
- 3etwas oder jemanden von dort unten nach hier oben fahren
- 4erhöhen
- 5in Betrieb nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herauffahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er kam schon den Berg heraufgefahren, und ich sprang in seinen Wagen.“
„Vom Berliner Westhafen her wäre es die Beusselstraße heraufgefahren, auf einem vierzig Meter langen Tieflader, den Verkehr hätte man anhalten müssen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.