# Herold

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈheːʁɔlt] · frequency rank #23,981

## Definitions
1. Ausrufer, Bote eines Lehnsmannes im Mittelalter
2. nachdrücklicher Verfechter einer Sache
3. Wappenkundiger bei Hofe

## Easily confused with
- **hold** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herold-vs-hold)
- **Held** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/held-vs-herold)
- **Herd** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herd-vs-herold)
- **Hero** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hero-vs-herold)
- **Harald** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/harald-vs-herold)
- **Heroin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herold)
- **heroes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroes-vs-herold)
- **Herford** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herford-vs-herold)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ehrold`, `heorld`, `herlod`, `herodl`, `heroldd`, `herolld`, `herrold`, `hherold`, `hreold`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/herold