Herdenmensch
[ˈheːɐ̯dn̩ˌmɛnʃ]
The verdict
“Herdenmensch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der sich gerne einer Gruppe anschließt, um eigene Positionierungen zu vermeiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-herdenmensch · Herdenmensch · German
Herdenmensch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Herdenmensch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈheːɐ̯dn̩ˌmɛnʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herdenmensch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herdenmensch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯dn̩ˌmɛnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch, der sich gerne einer Gruppe anschließt, um eigene Positionierungen zu vermeiden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Herdenmensch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Herdenmensch, spelled H-E-R-D-E-N-M-E-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Mensch, der sich gerne einer Gruppe anschließt, um eigene Positionierungen zu vermeiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Herdenmensch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Einleuchtende von Nietzsches Ausgangsproblem besteht in der Frage, wie man sich von der bloßen Vorgegebenheit von Normen emanzipieren könne. Weil aber jetzt die Herdenmenschen nicht nur als Normen unterworfen, sondern auch als von Herren unterworfen gesehen werden, erschien es Nietzsche natürlich, dass, so merkwürdig man das finden mag, die Rede vom…
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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.