herrschend
[ˈhɛʁʃn̩t]
The verdict
“herrschend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Macht in einer Gemeinschaft habend/ausübend
Corpus desk
Index DE-herrschend · herrschend · German
herrschend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herrschend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁʃn̩t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herrschend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herrschend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛʁʃn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for herrschend, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herrschend, spelled H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1die Macht in einer Gemeinschaft habend/ausübend
- 2im besonderen Maße vorhanden; von der Mehrheit vertreten/angenommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herrschend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die herrschende Kaste im Staat war die Priesteraristokratie, welche nach dem Tode Nebukadnezars II. keinen starken Herrscher neben sich duldete.
"Die herrschende Partei verletzt die Verfassung. Unser Ziel ist es, das zu korrigieren", sagte die Gründerin Wang Zheng der Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg.
This word in other languages
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.