herkömmlich

[ˈheːɐ̯ˌkœmlɪç]

/[ˈheːɐ̯ˌkœmlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“herkömmlich” is uncommon German (frequency #85,360 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,360
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es den allgemeinen Gepflogenheiten entspricht; von jeher üblich

Corpus desk

Index DE-herkommlich · herkömmlich · German

herkömmlich · rank #85,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,360
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausfordern…

Nearest frequency peer: herausfordernden (-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 „herkömmlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herkömmlich
PropertyValue
Headwordherkömmlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈheːɐ̯ˌkœmlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herkömmlich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).herkömmlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herausfordernden“ (#85,359), „Herthas“ (#85,361), „herausfallen“ (#85,358). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herkömmlich“ bei #85,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herkömmlich is uncommon German at frequency #85,360 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯ˌkœmlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es den allgemeinen Gepflogenheiten entspricht; von jeher üblich".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herkömmlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is herkömmlich, spelled H-E-R-K-Ö-M-M-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es den allgemeinen Gepflogenheiten entspricht; von jeher üblich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unter herkömmlichem Bodyflying verstehen Sportler das Reiten auf einem vertikalen Luftstrom, der von einem starken Gebläse generiert wird.“
  2. Mit den herkömmlichen Methoden ist dem Schimmelbefall im Keller nicht beizukommen.

This word in other languages

conventional(English)traditionnel(Français)

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 "herkömmlich"?
"herkömmlich" is spelled H-E-R-K-Ö-M-M-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːɐ̯ˌkœmlɪç].
What does "herkömmlich" mean?
As an adjective, "herkömmlich" means: so, dass es den allgemeinen Gepflogenheiten entspricht; von jeher üblich
How do you pronounce "herkömmlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herkömmlich" is [ˈheːɐ̯ˌkœmlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herkömmlich" come from?
"herkömmlich" 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 "herkömmlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list