Hersbruck

[hɛʁsˈbʁʊk]

/[hɛʁsˈbʁʊk]/ name

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The verdict

“Hersbruck” is uncommon German (frequency #57,092 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,092
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-hersbruck · Hersbruck · German

Hersbruck · rank #57,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,092
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herdplatte

Nearest frequency peer: Herdplatte (-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 „Hersbruck“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hersbruck
PropertyValue
HeadwordHersbruck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[hɛʁsˈbʁʊk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hersbruck“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hersbruckfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herdplatte“ (#57,091), „hervorgegangenen“ (#57,093), „heteros“ (#57,094). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hersbruck“ bei #57,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hersbruck is uncommon German at frequency #57,092 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [hɛʁsˈbʁʊk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hersbruck in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hersbruck, spelled H-E-R-S-B-R-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hersbruck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hersbruck liegt im Südosten von Deutschland.

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 "Hersbruck"?
"Hersbruck" is spelled H-E-R-S-B-R-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛʁsˈbʁʊk].
What does "Hersbruck" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hersbruck" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Hersbruck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hersbruck" is [hɛʁsˈbʁʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hersbruck" come from?
"Hersbruck" 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 "Hersbruck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kindische#57,150gewürfelt#57,032getretene#57,030Germanien#57,026

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list