Herzogenaurach
[hɛʁt͡soːɡn̩ˈʔaʊ̯ʁax]
The verdict
“Herzogenaurach” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,029
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herzogenaurach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [hɛʁt͡soːɡn̩ˈʔaʊ̯ʁax] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #46,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herzogenaurach” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Herzogenaurach (IPA [hɛʁt͡soːɡn̩ˈʔaʊ̯ʁax]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,029 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herzogenaurach, with forms such as "ehrzogenaurach", "herozgenaurach", and "herrzogenaurach". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Herzogenaurach, spelled H-E-R-Z-O-G-E-N-A-U-R-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehrzogenaurach
- herozgenaurach
- herrzogenaurach
- herzgoenaurach
- herzoegnaurach
- herzogeanurach
- herzogenaruach
- herzogenauarch
- herzogenauracch
- herzogenaurachh
- herzogenaurahc
- herzogenaurcah
- herzogenaurrach
- herzogennaurach
- herzogenuarach
- herzoggenaurach
- herzogneaurach
- herzzogenaurach
- hezrogenaurach
- hherzogenaurach
- hrezogenaurach
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herzogenaurach - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Herzogenaurach”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-Z-O-G-E-N-A-U-R-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛʁt͡soːɡn̩ˈʔaʊ̯ʁax] (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
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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.