Herrl
[ˈhɛʁl̩]
The verdict
“Herrl” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herrl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herrl” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Herrl is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁl̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält".
Zero misspellings are on record for Herrl in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Herrl, spelled H-E-R-R-L.
Definition
- 1männliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Herrl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-R-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.