herbeiholen
[hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən]
The verdict
“herbeiholen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen zu einem nahen Ort holen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herbeiholen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herbeiholen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for herbeiholen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen zu einem nahen Ort holen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for herbeiholen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is herbeiholen, spelled H-E-R-B-E-I-H-O-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen zu einem nahen Ort holen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “herbeiholen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-B-E-I-H-O-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən] (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.