herbeiholen
[hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən]
The verdict
“herbeiholen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen zu einem nahen Ort holen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herbeiholen · herbeiholen · German
herbeiholen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herbeiholen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herbeiholen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herbeiholen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌhoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herbeiholen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Gegenangriff der alliierten Kavallerie, die man vom linken Flügel herbeiholte, kam zu spät.“
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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.