herausarbeiten
[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]
The verdict
“herausarbeiten” is uncommon German (frequency #62,496 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,496
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich durch Anstrengungen aus einer unangenehmen Situation befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-herausarbeiten · herausarbeiten · German
herausarbeiten · rank #62,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,496
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH herausfordert
Nearest frequency peer: herausfordert (+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 “herausarbeiten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- heimkehren
heimkehren
37,508 corpus weight
- Helmpflicht
Helmpflicht
37,507 corpus weight
- herausarbei…
herausarbeiten
37,505 corpus weight
- herausforde…
herausfordert
37,504 corpus weight
- Heringen
Heringen
37,503 corpus weight
- herkommst
herkommst
37,502 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “herausarbeiten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herausarbeiten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #62,496 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herausarbeiten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herausarbeiten is uncommon German at frequency #62,496 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herausarbeiten, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 herausarbeiten, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich durch Anstrengungen aus einer unangenehmen Situation befreien
- 2zum Vorschein bringen, deutlich machen
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herausarbeiten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.