Hertz

[hɛʁt͡s]

/[hɛʁt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hertz” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,374
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßeinheit der Frequenz; 1 Hz = 1 Schwingung pro Sekunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-hertz · Hertz · German

Hertz · rank #22,374 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,374
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH HGB

Nearest frequency peer: HGB (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hertz“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hertz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hertz vs het
40% similar
Hertz vs Herz
80% similar
Hertz vs heut
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hertz
PropertyValue
HeadwordHertz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛʁt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,374
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hertz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hertzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „HGB“ (#22,375), „Havanna“ (#22,372), „Hightech“ (#22,376). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hertz“ bei #22,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Hertz (IPA [hɛʁt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,374 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Maßeinheit der Frequenz; 1 Hz = 1 Schwingung pro Sekunde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hertz, with forms such as "ehrtz", "herrtz", and "herttz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "het", "Herz", "heut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hertz, spelled H-E-R-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßeinheit der Frequenz; 1 Hz = 1 Schwingung pro Sekunde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bis heute jedoch ist das technische Kernproblem, ob nämlich die künftigen Lokomotiven elektrischen Strom zu 50 Hertz*) aus den allgemeinen Überlandleitungen der Elt-Werke tanken oder diesen Strom auf der Basis 16 2/3-Hertz-Spannung aus neu zu errichtenden Kraftstationen und Umformern beziehen sollen, noch nicht entschieden.“

This word in other languages

hertz(English)hercio(Español)hertz(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrtz
  • herrtz
  • herttz
  • hertzz
  • herzt
  • hetrz
  • hhertz
  • hretz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hertz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehrtz2herrtz1herttz1hertzz1herzt2hetrz2hhertz1hretz2
Edit distance from "Hertz"

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 "Hertz"?
"Hertz" is spelled H-E-R-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛʁt͡s].
What does "Hertz" mean?
As a noun, "Hertz" means: Maßeinheit der Frequenz; 1 Hz = 1 Schwingung pro Sekunde
What words are commonly confused with "Hertz"?
"Hertz" is commonly confused with "het", "Herz", "heut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hertz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hertz" is [hɛʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hertz" come from?
"Hertz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

honey#22,380gönne#22,365kauen#22,394Kerry#22,395

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Havanna8 variantsEssenz8 variantsNicola8 variantsOrganen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list