Herrmann

/[ˈhɛʁman]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,572

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Herrmann is aGermanname. It means: deutscher Familienname Pronounced [ˈhɛʁman]. It ranks #8,572 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hermann and Hartmann.

Key facts for Herrmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerrmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈhɛʁman]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,572
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Herrmann is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁman]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,572 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "deutscher Familienname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Herrmann, with forms such as "ehrrmann", "hermrann", and "herramnn". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Hermann", "Hartmann", "Hermanns", 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 Herrmann, spelled H-E-R-R-M-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Familienname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrrmann,hermrann,herramnn,herrman,herrmmann,herrmnan,hherrmann,hrermann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Herrmann

Misspelling Variants of "Herrmann"

ehrrmann8hermrann8herramnn8herrman7herrmmann9herrmnan8hherrmann9hrermann8
Misspelling Variants of "Herrmann"

Frequency rank: #8,572 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herrmann"?
"Herrmann" is spelled H-E-R-R-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁman].
What does "Herrmann" mean?
As a name, "Herrmann" means: deutscher Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Herrmann"?
"Herrmann" is commonly confused with "Hermann", "Hartmann", "Hermanns". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herrmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herrmann" is [ˈhɛʁman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herrmann" come from?
"Herrmann" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.