hervorgehen

[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]

/[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hervorgehen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,612. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,612
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-hervorgehen · hervorgehen · German

hervorgehen · rank #31,612 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,612
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hergekommen

Nearest frequency peer: hergekommen (-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 „hervorgehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hervorgehen“ 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).

hervorgehen vs hervorgeht
82% similar
hervorgehen vs hervorheben
82% similar
hervorgehen vs hervorgehoben
85% similar

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

Key facts for hervorgehen
PropertyValue
Headwordhervorgehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,612
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hervorgehen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hervorgehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hergekommen“ (#31,611), „hieb“ (#31,613), „hergeholt“ (#31,610). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hervorgehen“ bei #31,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around hervorgehen (IPA [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,612 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hervorgehen, with forms such as "ehrvorgehen", "herovrgehen", and "herrvorgehen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hervorgeht", "hervorheben", "hervorgehoben", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hervorgehen, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Große Träume gehen aus einem starken Verlangen hervor.

Synonyms

entstehenergebenfolgenresultieren

This word in other languages

result(English)resultar(Español)ressortir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrvorgehen
  • herovrgehen
  • herrvorgehen
  • hervogrehen
  • hervoreghen
  • hervorgeehn
  • hervorgehenn
  • hervorgehhen
  • hervorgehne
  • hervorggehen
  • hervorgheen
  • hervorrgehen
  • hervrogehen
  • hervvorgehen
  • hevrorgehen
  • hhervorgehen
  • hrevorgehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hervorgehen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehrvorgehen2herovrgehen2herrvorgehen1hervogrehen2hervoreghen2hervorgeehn2hervorgehenn1hervorgehhen1
Edit distance from "hervorgehen"

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 "hervorgehen"?
"hervorgehen" is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən].
What does "hervorgehen" mean?
As a verb, "hervorgehen" means: (auch figurativ) aus etwas entstehen; aus etwas resultieren; durch etwas bedingt sein; sich aus etwas ergeben
What words are commonly confused with "hervorgehen"?
"hervorgehen" is commonly confused with "hervorgeht", "hervorheben", "hervorgehoben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hervorgehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hervorgehen" is [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hervorgehen" come from?
"hervorgehen" 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 "hervorgehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hergekommen#31,611Kickstarter#31,637glorreichen#31,585komponieren#31,647

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

geschnitzt17 variantsGedenktafel17 variantsFreudenberg17 variantslutherische17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list