Herford

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The verdict

“Herford” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,322
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-herford · Herford · German

Herford · rank #14,322 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,322
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heidelberger

Nearest frequency peer: Heidelberger (-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 „Herford“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Herford“ 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).

Herford vs hervor
57% similar
Herford vs Herold
71% similar
Herford vs of
14% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herford“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Herfordliegt 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: „Heidelberger“ (#14,321), „Herzogs“ (#14,323), „Hautfarbe“ (#14,320). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herford“ bei #14,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Herford (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,322 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Herford, spelled H-E-R-F-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Herford liegt im Westen Deutschlands.
  2. „Bis zur Reformation war Herford ein bedeutender Sammelpunkt der Jakobspilger auf dem Weg nach Santiago de Compostela.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrford
  • hefrord
  • herfford
  • herfodr
  • herfordd
  • herforrd
  • herfrod
  • herofrd
  • herrford
  • hherford
  • hreford

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herford - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehrford2hefrord2herfford1herfodr2herfordd1herforrd1herfrod2herofrd2
Edit distance from "Herford"

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 "Herford"?
"Herford" is spelled H-E-R-F-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Herford" mean?
As a proper noun, "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. 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 "Herford", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herzogs#14,323Hingabe#14,325haltbar#14,318hinterm#14,326

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Görlitz11 variantsGuardian11 variantsKempten11 variantsGeorgien11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list