# Herpes

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈhɛʁpɛs] · frequency rank #29,625

## Definitions
1. durch Herpes-simplex-Viren hervorgerufene Infektion, bei der sich Bläschen an den Lippen oder den Genitalien bilden

## Easily confused with
- **Herren** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herpes-vs-herren)
- **Herzen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herpes-vs-herzen)
- **Herten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herpes-vs-herten)
- **Herzens** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herpes-vs-herzens)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/here-vs-herpes)
- **Herde** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herde-vs-herpes)
- **Herne** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herne-vs-herpes)
- **herbe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herbe-vs-herpes)
- **heraus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heraus-vs-herpes)
- **hartes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hartes-vs-herpes)
- **herbei** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herbei-vs-herpes)
- **Herder** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herder-vs-herpes)
- **Heeres** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heeres-vs-herpes)
- **helles** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/helles-vs-herpes)
- **heroes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroes-vs-herpes)
- **Herden** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herden-vs-herpes)
- **herber** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herber-vs-herpes)
- **herben** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herben-vs-herpes)
- **Herodes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herodes-vs-herpes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ehrpes`, `hepres`, `hereps`, `herpess`, `herppes`, `herpse`, `herrpes`, `hherpes`, `hrepes`

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