hervorzurufen

[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩]

/[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hervorzurufen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,405 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,405
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hervorrufen

Key facts for hervorzurufen
PropertyValue
Headwordhervorzurufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,405
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hervorzurufen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hervorzurufen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hervorzurufen is uncommon German at frequency #55,405 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hervorrufen".

hervorzurufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is hervorzurufen, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hervorrufen

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 "hervorzurufen"?
"hervorzurufen" is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩].
What does "hervorzurufen" mean?
As a verb, "hervorzurufen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hervorrufen
How do you pronounce "hervorzurufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hervorzurufen" is [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hervorzurufen" come from?
"hervorzurufen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hervorzurufen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-V-O-R-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌʁuːfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list