Herford

/[…]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,322

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Herford is aGermanname. It means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland Pronounced […]. Often confused with hervor and Herold.

Key facts for Herford
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerford
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,322
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Herford in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Herford is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,322 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herford, with forms such as "ehrford", "hefrord", and "herfford". 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, "hervor", "Herold", "of", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Herford, spelled H-E-R-F-O-R-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrford,hefrord,herfford,herfodr,herfordd,herforrd,herfrod,herofrd,herrford,hherford,hreford

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Herford

Misspelling Variants of "Herford"

ehrford7hefrord7herfford8herfodr7herfordd8herforrd8herfrod7herofrd7
Misspelling Variants of "Herford"

Frequency rank: #14,322 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herford"?
"Herford" is spelled H-E-R-F-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Herford" mean?
As a name, "Herford" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Herford"?
"Herford" is commonly confused with "hervor", "Herold", "of". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herford"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herford" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herford" come from?
"Herford" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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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.