herber

Name: herber, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhɛʁbɐ]

/[ˈhɛʁbɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“herber” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,991
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb

Corpus desk

Index DE-herber · herber · German

herber · rank #39,991 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,991
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH Hauswirtschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Hauswirtschaft (-2 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.

Hasses

60,014
Hausherr

60,013
Hauswirtsch…

60,012
herber

60,010
hilflose

60,008
Hintergrund…

60,007

What this shows „herber“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

herber vs Herr

50% similar

herber vs here

67% similar

herber vs Huber

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for herber
Property	Value
Headword	herber
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɛʁbɐ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#39,991
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „herber“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).herberliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#39,991

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hauswirtschaft“ (#39,989), „hilflose“ (#39,993), „Hausherr“ (#39,988). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herber“ bei #39,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around herber (IPA [ˈhɛʁbɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,991 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for herber, with forms such as "ehrber", "hebrer", and "herbber". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Herr", "here", "Huber", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 herber, spelled H-E-R-B-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ehrber
hebrer
herbber
herberr
herbre
herebr
herrber
hherber
hreber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of herber - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "herber"

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 "herber"?

"herber" is spelled H-E-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁbɐ].

What does "herber" mean?

As an adjective, "herber" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb

What words are commonly confused with "herber"?

"herber" is commonly confused with "Herr", "here", "Huber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "herber"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herber" is [ˈhɛʁbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "herber" come from?

"herber" 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 "herber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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