Herde
German, noun/ˈheːrdə/
Herde is spelled H-E-R-D-E (5 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herde is a German feminine noun meaning “herd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Herd (“stove, cooker, hearth”). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit…”.
What does Herde mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineherd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Herd (“stove, cooker, hearth”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit Ausbildung einer Rangordnung) leben; Gruppen von flugunfähigen Vögeln und Gruppen verschiedener Arten kommen ebenfalls in Herden vor
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Herde
- Herden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herde?
- /ˈheːrdə/
- [ˈheːɐ̯də]
- [ˈhɛɐ̯də]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herde in German?
Herde appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).