hier
German, adverb
hier is spelled H-I-E-R (4 letters) and appears 1,820 times per million words in written German, the 70th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hier is a German adverb meaning “here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Hier is a different word: “here, this place”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “an diesem Ort”.
What does hier mean in English?
adverb
- 1
here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren.
- 2
there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße.
- 3
here (within this context)
Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt.
- 4
used with the definite article or the determiner dieser (“this, that”) to express proximity (“this”)
Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt.
interjection
- 1
colloquiallisten, hey; Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when broaching a new subject, but not as a greeting
Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne?
noun
- 1
neuterhere, this place.
prefix
- 1
prefix form of hier, meaning here-
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. an diesem Ort 2. in diesem Fall 3. in dieser Zeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hier
- hie alternative
- Hiers genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hier in German?
hier appears 1,820 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).