hernie
[hɛʁ.ni]
The verdict
“hernie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bruch, Hernie
Corpus desk
Index DE-hernie · hernie · German
hernie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hernie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛʁ.ni] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hernie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hernie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛʁ.ni]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bruch, Hernie".
Zero misspellings are on record for hernie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hernie, spelled H-E-R-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Bruch, Hernie
This word in other languages
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