Herder

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The verdict

“Herder” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,177
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-herder · Herder · German

Herder · rank #16,177 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,177
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausragenden

Nearest frequency peer: herausragenden (-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 „Herder“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Herder“ 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).

Herder vs Herr
67% similar
Herder vs here
50% similar
Herder vs heuer
50% similar

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

Key facts for Herder
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,177
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herder“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Herderliegt 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: „herausragenden“ (#16,176), „het“ (#16,178), „Henrik“ (#16,175). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herder“ bei #16,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Herder (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,177 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herder, with forms such as "ehrder", "hedrer", and "herdder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Herr", "here", "heuer", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Herder, spelled H-E-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Herder ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Herder wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrder
  • hedrer
  • herdder
  • herderr
  • herdre
  • heredr
  • herrder
  • hherder
  • hreder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herder - 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.

ehrder2hedrer2herdder1herderr1herdre2heredr2herrder1hherder1
Edit distance from "Herder"

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 "Herder"?
"Herder" is spelled H-E-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Herder" mean?
As a proper noun, "Herder" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Herder"?
"Herder" is commonly confused with "Herr", "here", "heuer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herder" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herder" come from?
"Herder" 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 "Herder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Henrik#16,175Hudson#16,179eichen#16,129Editor#16,127

Similar misspelling depth

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

gallery9 variantsFüllung9 variantsBroker9 variantspfeift9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list