Herrschaften

[ˈhɛʁʃaftən]

/[ˈhɛʁʃaftən]/ noun

The verdict

“Herrschaften” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,506
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrschaften · Herrschaften · German

Herrschaften · rank #12,506 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,506
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herde

Nearest frequency peer: Herde (-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 „Herrschaften“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Herrschaften“ 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).

Herrschaften vs herrschten
75% similar
Herrschaften vs Herrschaft
83% similar

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

Key facts for Herrschaften
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerrschaften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁʃaftən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,506
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herrschaften“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Herde“ (#12,505), „Hunt“ (#12,507), „haften“ (#12,504). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herrschaften“ bei #12,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Herrschaften (IPA [ˈhɛʁʃaftən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,506 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herrschaften, with forms such as "ehrrschaften", "herrcshaften", and "herrscahften". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "herrschten", "Herrschaft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Herrschaften, spelled H-E-R-R-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Herrschaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Herrschaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Herrschaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Herrschaft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrrschaften
  • herrcshaften
  • herrscahften
  • herrscchaften
  • herrschafetn
  • herrschafften
  • herrschaftenn
  • herrschaftne
  • herrschaftten
  • herrschatfen
  • herrschfaten
  • herrschhaften
  • herrshcaften
  • herrsschaften
  • herschaften
  • hersrchaften
  • hherrschaften
  • hrerschaften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehrrschaften2herrcshaften2herrscahften2herrscchaften1herrschafetn2herrschafften1herrschaftenn1herrschaftne2
Edit distance from "Herrschaften"

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 "Herrschaften"?
"Herrschaften" is spelled H-E-R-R-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁʃaftən].
What does "Herrschaften" mean?
As a noun, "Herrschaften" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Herrschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Herrschaften"?
"Herrschaften" is commonly confused with "herrschten", "Herrschaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herrschaften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herrschaften" is [ˈhɛʁʃaftən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herrschaften" come from?
"Herrschaften" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list