Heringshai
[ˈheːʁɪŋsˌhaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Heringshai” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Haie, Art der Makrelenhaie (Lamnidae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-heringshai · Heringshai · German
Heringshai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heringshai |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈheːʁɪŋsˌhaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heringshai“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heringshai is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːʁɪŋsˌhaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der Haie, Art der Makrelenhaie (Lamnidae)".
Heringshai doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Heringshai, spelled H-E-R-I-N-G-S-H-A-I.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Haie, Art der Makrelenhaie (Lamnidae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heringshai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So zeigen sowohl der Weiße Hai als auch der Heringshai Zeichen eines Populationsaufbaus seit Anfang der 2000er Jahre.
„Der Heringshai streift auch durch das Mittelmeer. Er sieht dem Weißen Hai sehr ähnlich, da er mit ihm eng verwandt ist — nur ist er erheblich kleiner und ein flinker Fischräuber.“
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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.