Hierarchie

/[hiʁaʁˈçiː]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,452

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Hierarchie is aGermannoun. It means: System von Über- und Unterordnung; strenge Rangordnung Pronounced [hiʁaʁˈçiː]. Often confused with Hierarchien.

Key facts for Hierarchie
PropertyValue
HeadwordHierarchie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hiʁaʁˈçiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,452
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hierarchie in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hierarchie is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hiʁaʁˈçiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,452 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "System von Über- und Unterordnung; strenge Rangordnung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hierarchie, with forms such as "heirarchei", "heirarchie", and "hhierarchie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hierarchien", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hierarchie, spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-I-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    System von Über- und Unterordnung; strenge Rangordnung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: heirarchei,heirarchie,hhierarchie,hiearrchie,hieracrhie,hierarcchie,hierarchei,hierarchhie,hierarcihe,hierarhcie,hierarrchie,hierrachie,hierrarchie,hirearchie,iherarchie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hierarchie

Misspelling Variants of "Hierarchie"

heirarchei10heirarchie10hhierarchie11hiearrchie10hieracrhie10hierarcchie11hierarchei10hierarchhie11
Misspelling Variants of "Hierarchie"

Frequency rank: #16,452 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hierarchie"?
"Hierarchie" is spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [hiʁaʁˈçiː].
What does "Hierarchie" mean?
As a noun, "Hierarchie" means: System von Über- und Unterordnung; strenge Rangordnung
What words are commonly confused with "Hierarchie"?
"Hierarchie" is commonly confused with "Hierarchien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hierarchie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hierarchie" is [hiʁaʁˈçiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hierarchie" come from?
"Hierarchie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.