hier und da
[ˈhiːɐ̯ ʊnt ˈdaː]
The verdict
“hier und da” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an manchen Stellen, an einigen Orten
Corpus desk
Index DE-hier-und-da · hier und da · German
hier und da · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hier und da |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈhiːɐ̯ ʊnt ˈdaː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hier und da“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hier und da is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhiːɐ̯ ʊnt ˈdaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hier und da, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 hier und da, spelled H-I-E-R- -U-N-D- -D-A.
Definition
- 1an manchen Stellen, an einigen Orten
- 2mehr oder weniger oft, gelegentlich, nicht regelmäßig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hier und da appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier und da findet sich bei Alex schon ein graues Haar.
„Es kostete ihn viel Überwindung, nicht das Unkraut zu jäten, das hier und da seinen schönen Kornteppich verunzierte, aber er konnte nicht dem Evangelium zuwiderhandeln, in dem befohlen wird, das gute Korn vom Unkraut nicht vor der Ernte zu scheiden.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.