hervortun
[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtuːn]
The verdict
“hervortun” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffallen, weil es einen positiven Unterschied gibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hervortun · hervortun · German
hervortun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hervortun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtuːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hervortun“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hervortun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
hervortun has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hervortun, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-T-U-N.
Definition
- 1auffallen, weil es einen positiven Unterschied gibt
- 2auffallen, weil man sich wichtig macht
- 3etwas aus etwas herausnehmen und an die Öffentlichkeit bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hervortun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beim Sport muß man doch irgend etwas tun, muß sich doch irgendwie hervortun.“
„»Du ... du musst dich immer so hervortun. Alle sagen, dass du dich unmöglich benimmst, so benimmt man sich einfach nicht!«“
This word in other languages
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.