Herrin

[ˈhɛʁɪn]

/[ˈhɛʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herrin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,064
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besitzende und gebietende Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrin · Herrin · German

Herrin · rank #11,064 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,064
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Henkel

Nearest frequency peer: Henkel (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Herrin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Herrin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Herrin vs Herrn
83% similar
Herrin vs Herzen
67% similar
Herrin vs herrje
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Herrin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerrin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,064
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herrin“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Herrinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Henkel“ (#11,063), „hervorragenden“ (#11,065), „head“ (#11,062). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herrin“ bei #11,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Herrin (IPA [ˈhɛʁɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,064 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herrin, with forms such as "ehrrin", "herin", and "herirn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Herrn", "Herzen", "herrje", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Herrin, spelled H-E-R-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    besitzende und gebietende Frau
  2. 2
    für eine höhergestellte Frau, auch im Sinne der Arbeitgeberin, Herrschaft
  3. 3
    stellvertretend für Domina

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie ist Herrin über ein eigenes Vermögen.
  2. Wie sollte sie jemals wieder Herrin über dieses Chaos werden.

Synonyms

BesitzerinGebieterin

Antonyms

Dienerin

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrrin
  • herin
  • herirn
  • herrinn
  • herrni
  • hherrin
  • hrerin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herrin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehrrin2herin1herirn2herrinn1herrni2hherrin1hrerin2
Edit distance from "Herrin"

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 "Herrin"?
"Herrin" is spelled H-E-R-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁɪn].
What does "Herrin" mean?
As a noun, "Herrin" means: besitzende und gebietende Frau
What words are commonly confused with "Herrin"?
"Herrin" is commonly confused with "Herrn", "Herzen", "herrje". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herrin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herrin" is [ˈhɛʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herrin" come from?
"Herrin" 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 "Herrin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Henkel#11,063Geisel#11,058Frosch#11,054feines#11,051

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fügen7 variantsJubel7 variantsCodes7 variantsclass7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list