Herzegowina

[ˌhɛʁt͡seˈɡɔvina]

/[ˌhɛʁt͡seˈɡɔvina]/ name

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The verdict

“Herzegowina” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,923. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,923
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - südlicher Landesteil des Staates Bosnien und Herzegowina

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzegowina · Herzegowina · German

Herzegowina · rank #18,923 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,923
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH helles

Nearest frequency peer: helles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Herzegowina“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Herzegowina“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herzegowina
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerzegowina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌhɛʁt͡seˈɡɔvina]
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,923
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herzegowina“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Herzegowinaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „helles“ (#18,922), „Heuchler“ (#18,924), „Helfern“ (#18,921). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herzegowina“ bei #18,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Herzegowina (IPA [ˌhɛʁt͡seˈɡɔvina]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,923 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "südlicher Landesteil des Staates Bosnien und Herzegowina".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herzegowina, with forms such as "ehrzegowina", "herezgowina", and "herrzegowina". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Herzegowina, spelled H-E-R-Z-E-G-O-W-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    südlicher Landesteil des Staates Bosnien und Herzegowina

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Herzegowina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bis 1991 gehörte die Herzegowina zu Jugoslawien.

This word in other languages

Herzegovina(English)Herzégovine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrzegowina
  • herezgowina
  • herrzegowina
  • herzeggowina
  • herzegoiwna
  • herzegowian
  • herzegowinna
  • herzegownia
  • herzegowwina
  • herzegwoina
  • herzeogwina
  • herzgeowina
  • herzzegowina
  • hezregowina
  • hherzegowina
  • hrezegowina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herzegowina - 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.

ehrzegowina2herezgowina2herrzegowina1herzeggowina1herzegoiwna2herzegowian2herzegowinna1herzegownia2
Edit distance from "Herzegowina"

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 "Herzegowina"?
"Herzegowina" is spelled H-E-R-Z-E-G-O-W-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhɛʁt͡seˈɡɔvina].
What does "Herzegowina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Herzegowina" means: südlicher Landesteil des Staates Bosnien und Herzegowina
What are common misspellings of "Herzegowina"?
Common misspellings include "ehrzegowina", "herezgowina", "herrzegowina", "herzeggowina", "herzegoiwna". The correct spelling is "Herzegowina".
How do you pronounce "Herzegowina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herzegowina" is [ˌhɛʁt͡seˈɡɔvina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herzegowina" come from?
"Herzegowina" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Herzegowina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

hinterlegt16 variantsgovernment16 variantsGentechnik16 variantsKonstanten16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list