herzugeben

[ˈheːɐ̯t͡suˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈheːɐ̯t͡suˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“herzugeben” is uncommon German (frequency #85,362 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,362
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hergeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzugeben · herzugeben · German

herzugeben · rank #85,362 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,362
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herthas

Nearest frequency peer: Herthas (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „herzugeben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „herzugeben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herzugeben
PropertyValue
Headwordherzugeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈheːɐ̯t͡suˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herzugeben“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.herzugebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herthas“ (#85,361), „herkömmlich“ (#85,360), „herausfordernden“ (#85,359). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herzugeben“ bei #85,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herzugeben is uncommon German at frequency #85,362 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯t͡suˌɡeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hergeben".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for herzugeben, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herzugeben, spelled H-E-R-Z-U-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hergeben

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 "herzugeben"?
"herzugeben" is spelled H-E-R-Z-U-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːɐ̯t͡suˌɡeːbn̩].
What does "herzugeben" mean?
As a verb, "herzugeben" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hergeben
How do you pronounce "herzugeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herzugeben" is [ˈheːɐ̯t͡suˌɡeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinbekomme#85,366Hinterhaus#85,368Hedonismus#85,354Hausgeräte#85,350

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list