herbeirufen

[hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]

/[hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“herbeirufen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,581 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,581
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem entfernten Ort mit seiner Stimme auffordern, zu sich zu kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-herbeirufen · herbeirufen · German

herbeirufen · rank #98,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,581
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hereinkam

Nearest frequency peer: hereinkam (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „herbeirufen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „herbeirufen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herbeirufen
PropertyValue
Headwordherbeirufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herbeirufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).herbeirufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hereinkam“ (#98,582), „heranreichen“ (#98,579), „herleitet“ (#98,583). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herbeirufen“ bei #98,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herbeirufen is uncommon German at frequency #98,581 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einem entfernten Ort mit seiner Stimme auffordern, zu sich zu kommen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herbeirufen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is herbeirufen, spelled H-E-R-B-E-I-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem entfernten Ort mit seiner Stimme auffordern, zu sich zu kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er rief seinen Hund herbei.
  2. Sie rufen Hilfe herbei.

This word in other languages

call(English)llamar(Español)appeler(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 "herbeirufen"?
"herbeirufen" is spelled H-E-R-B-E-I-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʁuːfn̩].
What does "herbeirufen" mean?
As a verb, "herbeirufen" means: von einem entfernten Ort mit seiner Stimme auffordern, zu sich zu kommen
How do you pronounce "herbeirufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herbeirufen" is [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herbeirufen" come from?
"herbeirufen" 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 "herbeirufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hauptredner#98,566Häuserblock#98,611Gärtnereien#98,548Grundsatzes#98,534

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list