herrschender

[ˈhɛʁʃn̩dɐ]

/[ˈhɛʁʃn̩dɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“herrschender” is uncommon German (frequency #89,075 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,075
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrschender · herrschender · German

herrschender · rank #89,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,075
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herrenlose

Nearest frequency peer: herrenlose (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „herrschender“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „herrschender“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herrschender
PropertyValue
Headwordherrschender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛʁʃn̩dɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herrschender“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.herrschenderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herrenlose“ (#89,074), „herkömmliches“ (#89,073), „Herkunftsort“ (#89,072). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herrschender“ bei #89,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herrschender is uncommon German at frequency #89,075 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛʁʃn̩dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for herrschender in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is herrschender, spelled H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend

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 "herrschender"?
"herrschender" is spelled H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁʃn̩dɐ].
What does "herrschender" mean?
As an adjective, "herrschender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrschend
How do you pronounce "herrschender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herrschender" is [ˈhɛʁʃn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herrschender" come from?
"herrschender" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Herkunftsort#89,072herabgestuft#89,066höchstselbst#89,091Hausgebrauch#89,054

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list