Herrenalb

[ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp]

/[ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp]/ name

The verdict

“Herrenalb” is uncommon German (frequency #78,101 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,101
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bad Herrenalb; eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrenalb · Herrenalb · German

Herrenalb · rank #78,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,101
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herunterzulad…

Nearest frequency peer: herunterzuladen (+1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Herrenalb”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Herrenalb” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herrenalb
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerrenalb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Herrenalb” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Herrenalbliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „herunterzuladen“ (#78,102), „heraushalten“ (#78,099), „Herzensbrecher“ (#78,103). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herrenalb is uncommon German at frequency #78,101 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bad Herrenalb; eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Herrenalb in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Herrenalb, spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-A-L-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bad Herrenalb; eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Herrenalb liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

Synonyms

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 "Herrenalb"?
"Herrenalb" is spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-A-L-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp].
What does "Herrenalb" mean?
As a proper noun, "Herrenalb" means: Bad Herrenalb; eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Herrenalb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herrenalb" is [ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herrenalb" come from?
"Herrenalb" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list