herstammen
[ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃtamən]
The verdict
“herstammen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - den Ursprung, die Quelle in jemandem oder etwas haben, auf jemanden oder etwas zurückzuführen sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-herstammen · herstammen · German
herstammen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | herstammen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃtamən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herstammen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herstammen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃtamən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Ursprung, die Quelle in jemandem oder etwas haben, auf jemanden oder etwas zurückzuführen sein".
Zero misspellings are on record for herstammen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is herstammen, spelled H-E-R-S-T-A-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Ursprung, die Quelle in jemandem oder etwas haben, auf jemanden oder etwas zurückzuführen sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herstammen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die besten Freundschaften haben sich schon entzweit über der Streitfrage, wo der Flamenco eigentlich herstammt.“
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.