hervorragend
[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]
The verdict
“hervorragend” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,495 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,495
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut
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 | hervorragend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #5,495 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hervorragend” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hervorragend is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,495 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hervorragend, with forms such as "ehrvorragend", "herovrragend", and "herrvorragend". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hervorragende", "hervorragenden", "hervorragender", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hervorragend, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-R-A-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehrvorragend,herovrragend,herrvorragend,hervoragend,hervorargend,hervorraegnd,hervorragedn,hervorragendd,hervorragennd,hervorraggend,hervorragned,hervorrgaend,hervroragend,hervvorragend,hevrorragend,hhervorragend,hrevorragend
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hervorragend - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “hervorragend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-V-O-R-R-A-G-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hervorragende” - see the side-by-side comparison. hervorragend vs hervorragende
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.