Herren

/[ˈhɛʁən]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#954

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Herren is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Herr (auch Herrn) Pronounced [ˈhɛʁən]. It ranks #954 in German word frequency. Often confused with hören and Herrn.

Key facts for Herren
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#954
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Herren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Herren is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #954 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Herren, with forms such as "ehrren", "heren", and "herern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hören", "Herrn", "Hexen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Herren, spelled H-E-R-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Herr (auch Herrn)
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Herr (auch Herrn)
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Herr (auch Herrn)
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Herr
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Herr
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Herr
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Herr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrren,heren,herern,herrenn,herrne,hherren,hreren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Herren

Misspelling Variants of "Herren"

ehrren6heren5herern6herrenn7herrne6hherren7hreren6
Misspelling Variants of "Herren"

Frequency rank: #954 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herren"?
"Herren" is spelled H-E-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁən].
What does "Herren" mean?
As a noun, "Herren" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Herr (auch Herrn)
What words are commonly confused with "Herren"?
"Herren" is commonly confused with "hören", "Herrn", "Hexen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herren" is [ˈhɛʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herren" come from?
"Herren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.