herausheben

[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩]

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“herausheben” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,395 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#94,395
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden von drinnen nach draußen heben

Key facts for herausheben
PropertyValue
Headwordherausheben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herausheben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). herausheben lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for herausheben is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,395 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for herausheben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herausheben, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden von drinnen nach draußen heben
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden abheben, unterscheiden
  3. 3
    sich von etwas oder jemanden abheben, unterscheiden

Synonyms

herausholenherausnehmenabhebenakzentuierendistinguierenherausstreichenhervorhebenunterstreichenabhebenauszeichnenhervortununterscheiden

Antonyms

hineinlegengleichmachennivellieren

This word in other languages

take out(English)extraer(Español)extraire(Français)

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 "herausheben"?
"herausheben" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩].
What does "herausheben" mean?
As a verb, "herausheben" means: etwas oder jemanden von drinnen nach draußen heben
How do you pronounce "herausheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herausheben" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herausheben" come from?
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Using “herausheben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-A-U-S-H-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list