herstellen
[ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]
The verdict
“herstellen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,202
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Gegenstand (gewerbsmäßig) anfertigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herstellen · herstellen · German
herstellen · rank #6,202 · 14 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,202
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Helm
Nearest frequency peer: Helm (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “herstellen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gustav
Gustav
93,802 corpus weight
- Helm
Helm
93,800 corpus weight
- herstellen
herstellen
93,799 corpus weight
- Historiker
Historiker
93,798 corpus weight
- Hügel
Hügel
93,796 corpus weight
- Ingenieur
Ingenieur
93,795 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “herstellen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herstellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #6,202 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herstellen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around herstellen (IPA [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,202 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for herstellen, with forms such as "ehrstellen", "herrstellen", and "hersetllen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "herstellt", "Hersteller", "hinstellen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 herstellen, spelled H-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Gegenstand (gewerbsmäßig) anfertigen
- 2erreichen, dass etwas zustande kommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Feuerzeuge stellen wir nicht mehr her.
„Zum Glück erlaubte der von allem Antiken begeisterte Kirchenfürst sehr bald, dass Abschriften hergestellt wurden.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehrstellen
- herrstellen
- hersetllen
- hersstellen
- hersteleln
- herstelen
- herstellenn
- herstellne
- herstlelen
- hersttellen
- hertsellen
- hesrtellen
- hherstellen
- hrestellen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of herstellen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herstellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.