hervorragend
German, adjective/hɛɐˈfoːɐraːɡənt/
hervorragend is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-R-A-G-E-N-D (12 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,473rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hervorragend is a German adjective meaning “outstanding, superb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of hervorragen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut”.
What does hervorragend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
outstanding, superb
- 2
paramount, eminent
verb
- 1
present participle of hervorragen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hervorragend
- hervorragender masculine nominative singular
- am hervorragendsten superlative
- hervorragende feminine nominative singular
- hervorragendes neuter nominative singular
- hervorragenden genitive masculine singular
- hervorragendem dative masculine singular
- der hervorragende definite includes-article masculine
- die hervorragende definite feminine includes-article
- das hervorragende definite includes-article neuter
- die hervorragenden definite includes-article nominative
- des hervorragenden definite genitive includes-article
- der hervorragenden definite feminine genitive
- dem hervorragenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hervorragend?
- /hɛɐˈfoːɐraːɡənt/
- [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hervorragend
- excellent
- passing
- outstanding
- awful
- distinguished
- shining
- splendid
- paramount
- superbly
- superlative
- preeminent
- leet
- bonzer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hervorragend in German?
hervorragend appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).