hereinkommen

[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]

/[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hereinkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,526 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,526
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (von innen gesehen) ins Innere gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hereinkommen · hereinkommen · German

hereinkommen · rank #72,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,526
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herrschaftlic…

Nearest frequency peer: herrschaftliche (+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 „hereinkommen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hereinkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordhereinkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hereinkommen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herrschaftliche“ (#72,527), „Herbergen“ (#72,524), „herausgeputzt“ (#72,523). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hereinkommen“ bei #72,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hereinkommen is uncommon German at frequency #72,526 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hereinkommen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hereinkommen, spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (von innen gesehen) ins Innere gelangen
  2. 2
    als Warenlieferung ankommen
  3. 3
    an Einnahmen in die Kasse eingehen, sich geschäftlich lohnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei dem Sturm heute werden wohl noch viele Segler zu uns in den Hafen hereinkommen.
  2. Diese Woche ist viel neue Frühjahrsware hereingekommen.

Antonyms

herauskommenhineinkommenausliefernherausgeben

This word in other languages

come in(English)entrar(Español)entrer(Français)

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 "hereinkommen"?
"hereinkommen" is spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌkɔmən].
What does "hereinkommen" mean?
As a verb, "hereinkommen" means: (von innen gesehen) ins Innere gelangen
How do you pronounce "hereinkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hereinkommen" is [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hereinkommen" come from?
"hereinkommen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hereinkommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

herumtreiben#72,530Höchstbetrag#72,556indiskutabel#72,565jugendliches#72,580

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list