Herdfeuer
[ˈheːɐ̯tˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Herdfeuer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feuer in einem Herd
Corpus desk
Index DE-herdfeuer · Herdfeuer · German
Herdfeuer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Herdfeuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈheːɐ̯tˌfɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herdfeuer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herdfeuer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯tˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feuer in einem Herd".
Herdfeuer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Herdfeuer, spelled H-E-R-D-F-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Feuer in einem Herd
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Herdfeuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dort wies sie auf den bereitstehenden Badezuber und auf den Kessel mit dem dampfenden Wasser über dem Herdfeuer.“
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.