heraus

[hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]/ adv

The verdict

“heraus” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#830
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-heraus · heraus · German

heraus · rank #830 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #830
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Informationen

Nearest frequency peer: Informationen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “heraus”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “heraus” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

heraus vs herum
67% similar
heraus vs hinaus
67% similar
heraus vs heroes
67% similar

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

Key facts for heraus
PropertyValue
Headwordheraus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#830
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “heraus” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).herausliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Informationen“ (#831), „Frankreich“ (#828), „kennt“ (#832). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around heraus (IPA [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #830 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for heraus, with forms such as "ehraus", "hearus", and "herasu". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "herum", "hinaus", "heroes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is heraus, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    von dort drinnen nach hier außen
  2. 2
    weg, entfernt
  3. 3
    veröffentlicht, an die Öffentlichkeit gebracht
  4. 4
    öffentlich zugängig
  5. 5
    bekannt machen
  6. 6
    jemand oder etwas steht fest, ist bekannt
  7. 7
    ist ermittelt
  8. 8
    ist entschieden
  9. 9
    etwas überwunden, überstanden haben
  10. 10
    Verstärkung der Präposition aus in kausalem Sinn: aus … heraus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heraus mit dir ins Freie!
  2. Sein hohler Zahn war endlich heraus.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehraus
  • hearus
  • herasu
  • herauss
  • herraus
  • heruas
  • hheraus
  • hreaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heraus - 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.

ehraus2hearus2herasu2herauss1herraus1heruas2hheraus1hreaus2
Edit distance from "heraus"

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 "heraus"?
"heraus" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s].
What does "heraus" mean?
As an adverb, "heraus" means: von dort drinnen nach hier außen
What words are commonly confused with "heraus"?
"heraus" is commonly confused with "herum", "hinaus", "heroes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heraus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heraus" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heraus" come from?
"heraus" 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 "heraus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

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  • "heraus" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "herum". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #830 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list