hereinrufen
[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁuːfn̩]
The verdict
“hereinrufen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (etwas) aus einem bestimmten Bereich zu jemandem mit lauter Stimme sagen (rufen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hereinrufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hereinrufen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hereinrufen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁuːfn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hereinrufen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hereinrufen, spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-R-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) aus einem bestimmten Bereich zu jemandem mit lauter Stimme sagen (rufen)
- 2(jemanden) durch Rufen, durch einen Anruf oder auf andere Weise veranlassen, einen bestimmten Ort, Raum zu verlassen und an einen anderen Ort, in einen anderen Raum, ins Innere zu kommen
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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.
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Using “hereinrufen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-E-I-N-R-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁuːfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.