herausfinden

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,220

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

herausfinden is aGermanverb. It means: etwas (durch Nachdenken/Forschen) entdecken, etwas in Erfahrung bringen Pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]. It ranks #8,220 in German word frequency. Often confused with herausfindet and herauszufinden.

Key facts for herausfinden
PropertyValue
Headwordherausfinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,220
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of herausfinden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for herausfinden is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,220 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for herausfinden, with forms such as "ehrausfinden", "hearusfinden", and "herasufinden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "herausfindet", "herauszufinden", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is herausfinden, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-I-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (durch Nachdenken/Forschen) entdecken, etwas in Erfahrung bringen
  2. 2
    in einer größeren Menge etwas/jemanden entdecken
  3. 3
    einen Weg aus etwas entdecken/finden (beispielsweise aus einem Labyrinth, einem unbekannten Haus), den Ausgang von etwas finden

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrausfinden,hearusfinden,herasufinden,heraufsinden,herausffinden,herausfidnen,herausfindden,herausfindenn,herausfindne,herausfinedn,herausfinnden,herausfniden,herausifnden,heraussfinden,herrausfinden,heruasfinden,hherausfinden,hreausfinden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for herausfinden

Misspelling Variants of "herausfinden"

ehrausfinden12hearusfinden12herasufinden12heraufsinden12herausffinden13herausfidnen12herausfindden13herausfindenn13
Misspelling Variants of "herausfinden"

Frequency rank: #8,220 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herausfinden"?
"herausfinden" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩].
What does "herausfinden" mean?
As a verb, "herausfinden" means: etwas (durch Nachdenken/Forschen) entdecken, etwas in Erfahrung bringen
What words are commonly confused with "herausfinden"?
"herausfinden" is commonly confused with "herausfindet", "herauszufinden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herausfinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herausfinden" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herausfinden" come from?
"herausfinden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.