heraufkommen
[hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“heraufkommen” 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 May 6, 2026) - nach oben kommen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heraufkommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heraufkommen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
heraufkommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for heraufkommen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is heraufkommen, spelled H-E-R-A-U-F-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1nach oben kommen
- 2entstehen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “heraufkommen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-A-U-F-K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛˈʁaʊ̯fˌkɔmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.