herbeischaffen
[hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃafn̩]
The verdict
“herbeischaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen an einen nahen Ort bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herbeischaffen · herbeischaffen · German
herbeischaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | herbeischaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃafn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herbeischaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herbeischaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen an einen nahen Ort bringen".
herbeischaffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is herbeischaffen, spelled H-E-R-B-E-I-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1entfernt befindliche Dinge oder Personen an einen nahen Ort bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herbeischaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als dann auch noch beide aus einer Grünanlage eine Sporttasche herbeischafften, nahmen die Beamten sie fest.
Der Beschuldigte ist auch aufzufordern, die seiner Verteidigung dienlichen Beweismittel mitzubringen oder der Behörde so rechtzeitig anzuzeigen, daß sie zur Vernehmung noch herbeigeschafft werden können.
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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.