hergekommen
[ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“hergekommen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,611
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs herkommen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hergekommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hergekommen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around hergekommen (IPA [ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,611 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs herkommen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for hergekommen, with forms such as "ehrgekommen", "hegrekommen", and "heregkommen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "herkommen", "herankommen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hergekommen, spelled H-E-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs herkommen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehrgekommen,hegrekommen,heregkommen,hergekkommen,hergekmomen,hergekomemn,hergekomen,hergekommenn,hergekommne,hergeokmmen,herggekommen,hergkeommen,herrgekommen,hhergekommen,hregekommen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hergekommen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “hergekommen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “herkommen” - see the side-by-side comparison. hergekommen vs herkommen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.