hervorstechen
[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛçn̩]
The verdict
“hervorstechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutlich anders (meist im positiven Sinne) sein als der Rest, die Aufmerksamkeit erregen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hervorstechen · hervorstechen · German
hervorstechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hervorstechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hervorstechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hervorstechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hervorstechen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hervorstechen, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-S-T-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1deutlich anders (meist im positiven Sinne) sein als der Rest, die Aufmerksamkeit erregen
- 2wie eine Spitze herausragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hervorstechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um aus der Masse der hochgeladenen Videos hervorzustechen und Klicks zu bekommen, muss man schon gut sein.
„Sind Kontraste groß, handelt es sich meist um eine Hauptfigur, da durch die Kontraste diese Figur hervorsticht und somit deren Rolle unterstrichen wird. “
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.