Heringe

[ˈheːʁɪŋə]

/[ˈheːʁɪŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heringe” is uncommon German (frequency #60,660 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,660
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hering

Corpus desk

Index DE-heringe · Heringe · German

Heringe · rank #60,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,660
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausgibt

Nearest frequency peer: herausgibt (-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 „Heringe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heringe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeringe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈheːʁɪŋə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heringe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herausgibt“ (#60,659), „heroische“ (#60,661), „herannahenden“ (#60,658). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heringe“ bei #60,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heringe is uncommon German at frequency #60,660 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːʁɪŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Heringe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heringe, spelled H-E-R-I-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hering
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hering
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hering

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 "Heringe"?
"Heringe" is spelled H-E-R-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːʁɪŋə].
What does "Heringe" mean?
As a noun, "Heringe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hering
How do you pronounce "Heringe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heringe" is [ˈheːʁɪŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heringe" come from?
"Heringe" 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 "Heringe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hörtest#60,682grenzte#60,630Insasse#60,701gevotet#60,616

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list