herausfordern

[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐn]

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“herausfordern” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,166
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch sein Verhalten provozieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-herausfordern · herausfordern · German

herausfordern · rank #34,166 · 20 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,166
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heranziehen

Nearest frequency peer: heranziehen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „herausfordern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „herausfordern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

herausfordern vs herausfordernd
93% similar
herausfordern vs Herausforderung
80% similar
herausfordern vs Herausforderer
79% similar

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

Key facts for herausfordern
PropertyValue
Headwordherausfordern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#34,166
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „herausfordern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).herausfordernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heranziehen“ (#34,165), „Herrenmannschaft“ (#34,167), „heranwachsenden“ (#34,164). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herausfordern“ bei #34,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around herausfordern (IPA [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,166 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for herausfordern, with forms such as "ehrausfordern", "hearusfordern", and "herasufordern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "herausfordernd", "Herausforderung", "Herausforderer", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herausfordern, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-O-R-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch sein Verhalten provozieren
  2. 2
    eine Person auffordern, sich mit einem/jemandem zu messen, einem Inhaber einer Position, eines Amtes oder Titels den Kampf ansagen, um dessen Position zu übernehmen
  3. 3
    jemandem viel abverlangen, ihn an seine Grenzen bringen
  4. 4
    zu etwas führen, das man zeigen muss, um die Situation zu meistern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein gesamtes künstlerisches Schaffen war darauf angelegt, Widerspruch herauszufordern.
  2. Sie hat sicher gehört, dass ich sie zu einer Partie Schach herausfordern möchte, und hat es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen.

Antonyms

ignorierenlangweilen

This word in other languages

provoke(English)défier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrausfordern
  • hearusfordern
  • herasufordern
  • heraufsordern
  • herausffordern
  • herausfodrern
  • herausforddern
  • herausfordenr
  • herausfordernn
  • herausforderrn
  • herausfordren
  • herausforedrn
  • herausforrdern
  • herausfrodern
  • herausofrdern
  • heraussfordern
  • herrausfordern
  • heruasfordern
  • hherausfordern
  • hreausfordern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehrausfordern2hearusfordern2herasufordern2heraufsordern2herausffordern1herausfodrern2herausforddern1herausfordenr2
Edit distance from "herausfordern"

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 "herausfordern"?
"herausfordern" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-O-R-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐn].
What does "herausfordern" mean?
As a verb, "herausfordern" means: durch sein Verhalten provozieren
What words are commonly confused with "herausfordern"?
"herausfordern" is commonly confused with "herausfordernd", "Herausforderung", "Herausforderer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herausfordern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herausfordern" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herausfordern" come from?
"herausfordern" 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 "herausfordern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hundebesitzer#34,179grundlegender#34,144Fördervereins#34,107Landessprache#34,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Kerngeschäft20 variantsFreiwilligkeit20 variantsniedergebrannt20 variantsNummernschild20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list