Hernals

[hɛʁˈnals]

/[hɛʁˈnals]/ name

The verdict

“Hernals” is uncommon German (frequency #95,710 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,710
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - siebzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien

Corpus desk

Index DE-hernals · Hernals · German

Hernals · rank #95,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,710
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausragt

Nearest frequency peer: herausragt (-2 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 „Hernals“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hernals
PropertyValue
HeadwordHernals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[hɛʁˈnals]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hernals“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herausragt“ (#95,708), „heruntergefallen“ (#95,712), „herablassen“ (#95,707). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hernals“ bei #95,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hernals is uncommon German at frequency #95,710 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [hɛʁˈnals]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hernals, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hernals, spelled H-E-R-N-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    siebzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
  2. 2
    ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des gleichnamigen Bezirkes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unmittelbar findet man sich in einem großen Saal, der im Jahr 1877 erbaut wurde, zu einem der größten Wiener „Schanksalons“ avancierte und weit über Hernals eine beliebte Vergnügungsstätte war.
  2. Die Schrammel-Brüder – auch sie stammen aus Hernals – haben auf dem Elterleinplatz mit dem Alszauberbrunnen ein Denkmal erhalten.

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 "Hernals"?
"Hernals" is spelled H-E-R-N-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛʁˈnals].
What does "Hernals" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hernals" means: siebzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
How do you pronounce "Hernals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hernals" is [hɛʁˈnals]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hernals" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hernals", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list