heraus
German, adverb[hɛˈʁaus]
heraus is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S (6 letters) and appears 102 times per million words in written German, the 837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heraus is a German adverb meaning “out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von dort drinnen nach hier außen”.
What does heraus mean in English?
adverb
- 1
out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there
prefix
- 1
A prefix, conveying a movement out of something (in direction towards the speaker)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. von dort drinnen nach hier außen 2. weg, entfernt 3. veröffentlicht, an die Öffentlichkeit gebracht 4. öffentlich zugängig
prefix: 1. von drinnen nach draußen 2. bezeichnet in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben die Gewinnung, das Erarbeiten einer bestimmten Erkenntnis aus etwas
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 heraus
- raus- alternative
- raus abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce heraus?
- [hɛˈʁaus]
- /hɛˈʁaʊ̯s/
- [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to heraus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is heraus in German?
heraus appears 102 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).