Herausgeberin
[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡeːbəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Herausgeberin” is uncommon German (frequency #52,930 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,930
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die für die Veröffentlichung von künstlerischen oder wissenschaftlichen Werken in Wort, Schrift, Ton oder Bild rechtlich und publizistisch verantwortlich zeichnet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herausgeberin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡeːbəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #52,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herausgeberin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Herausgeberin is uncommon German at frequency #52,930 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡeːbəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Herausgeberin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Herausgeberin, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-G-E-B-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die für die Veröffentlichung von künstlerischen oder wissenschaftlichen Werken in Wort, Schrift, Ton oder Bild rechtlich und publizistisch verantwortlich zeichnet
- 2weibliche Person, die die journalistische Leitlinie eines periodischen Mediums (Zeitschrift und weitere) bestimmt und deren Umsetzung überwacht
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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.
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Using “Herausgeberin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-A-U-S-G-E-B-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡeːbəʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.