Herrenhäuser

[ˈhɛʁənˌhɔɪ̯zɐ]

/[ˈhɛʁənˌhɔɪ̯zɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herrenhäuser” is uncommon German (frequency #79,284 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,284
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Herrenhaus

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrenhauser · Herrenhäuser · German

Herrenhäuser · rank #79,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,284
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herrenhauses

Nearest frequency peer: Herrenhauses (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Herrenhäuser“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Herrenhäuser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herrenhäuser
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerrenhäuser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁənˌhɔɪ̯zɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#79,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herrenhäuser“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Herrenhäuserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herrenhauses“ (#79,283), „herrisch“ (#79,285), „Hercule“ (#79,282). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herrenhäuser“ bei #79,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herrenhäuser is uncommon German at frequency #79,284 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁənˌhɔɪ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Herrenhäuser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Herrenhäuser, spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-H-Ä-U-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Herrenhaus
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Herrenhaus
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Herrenhaus

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 "Herrenhäuser"?
"Herrenhäuser" is spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-H-Ä-U-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁənˌhɔɪ̯zɐ].
What does "Herrenhäuser" mean?
As a noun, "Herrenhäuser" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Herrenhaus
How do you pronounce "Herrenhäuser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herrenhäuser" is [ˈhɛʁənˌhɔɪ̯zɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herrenhäuser" come from?
"Herrenhäuser" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Herrenhäuser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herrenhauses#79,283Hammerschlag#79,270Horrorfilmen#79,303Glücksspiele#79,240

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list