Herberge

[ˈhɛʁbɛʁɡə]

/[ˈhɛʁbɛʁɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Herberge” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,703
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterkunft für Reisende

Corpus desk

Index DE-herberge · Herberge · German

Herberge · rank #28,703 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,703
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heldt

Nearest frequency peer: Heldt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Herberge“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Herberge vs Herbert
75% similar
Herberge vs Herzberg
75% similar
Herberge vs herber
63% similar

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

Key facts for Herberge
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerberge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁbɛʁɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,703
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herberge“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Herbergeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Heldt“ (#28,702), „Herbstferien“ (#28,704), „Heimatmuseum“ (#28,701). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herberge“ bei #28,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Herberge (IPA [ˈhɛʁbɛʁɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,703 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unterkunft für Reisende".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herberge, with forms such as "ehrberge", "hebrerge", and "herbberge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Herbert", "Herzberg", "herber", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Herberge, spelled H-E-R-B-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterkunft für Reisende

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir gingen zurück in die Herberge, um zu schlafen.
  2. „Bewiesen ist auch, dass schon damals unterhalb der Burg eine Herberge den Fahrensleuten und Einheimischen ausgezeichnetes Quartier und beste Speisung bot: der Klausenhof.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrberge
  • hebrerge
  • herbberge
  • herbegre
  • herbereg
  • herbergge
  • herberrge
  • herbrege
  • herebrge
  • herrberge
  • hherberge
  • hreberge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herberge - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehrberge2hebrerge2herbberge1herbegre2herbereg2herbergge1herberrge1herbrege2
Edit distance from "Herberge"

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 "Herberge"?
"Herberge" is spelled H-E-R-B-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁbɛʁɡə].
What does "Herberge" mean?
As a noun, "Herberge" means: Unterkunft für Reisende
What words are commonly confused with "Herberge"?
"Herberge" is commonly confused with "Herbert", "Herzberg", "herber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herberge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herberge" is [ˈhɛʁbɛʁɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herberge" come from?
"Herberge" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Herberge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list