Herbstwetter

[ˈhɛʁpstˌvɛtɐ]

/[ˈhɛʁpstˌvɛtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herbstwetter” is uncommon German (frequency #61,600 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,600
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für den Herbst typisches Wetter

Corpus desk

Index DE-herbstwetter · Herbstwetter · German

Herbstwetter · rank #61,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,600
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herauszuforde…

Nearest frequency peer: herauszufordern (-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 „Herbstwetter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herbstwetter
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerbstwetter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁpstˌvɛtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herbstwetter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Herbstwetterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herauszufordern“ (#61,599), „herangetragen“ (#61,598), „hervorbrachte“ (#61,602). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herbstwetter“ bei #61,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herbstwetter is uncommon German at frequency #61,600 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁpstˌvɛtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für den Herbst typisches Wetter".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Herbstwetter, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Herbstwetter, spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-W-E-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    für den Herbst typisches Wetter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das kalte Herbstwetter, Wind und Regen sowie beengte Platzverhältnisse in der Sammelstelle tun ihr Übriges, sodass Nerven endgültig blankliegen.

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 "Herbstwetter"?
"Herbstwetter" is spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-W-E-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁpstˌvɛtɐ].
What does "Herbstwetter" mean?
As a noun, "Herbstwetter" means: für den Herbst typisches Wetter
How do you pronounce "Herbstwetter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herbstwetter" is [ˈhɛʁpstˌvɛtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herbstwetter" come from?
"Herbstwetter" 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 "Herbstwetter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herzschwäche#61,605humoristisch#61,619Güterbahnhof#61,580grammatische#61,568

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list