hierdurch

Name: hierdurch, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[hiːɐ̯ˈdʊʁç]

/[hiːɐ̯ˈdʊʁç]/ adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“hierdurch” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,672
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dieses durchquerend

Corpus desk

Index DE-hierdurch · hierdurch · German

hierdurch · rank #10,672 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #10,672
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH historisches

Nearest frequency peer: historisches (+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.

gucke

89,332
Handtasche

89,331
hierdurch

89,329
historisches

89,328
israelische

89,327
jeher

89,326

What this shows „hierdurch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hierdurch vs hindurch

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hierdurch
Property	Value
Headword	hierdurch
Language	German
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	[hiːɐ̯ˈdʊʁç]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#10,672
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hierdurch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hierdurchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#10,672

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „historisches“ (#10,673), „Handtasche“ (#10,670), „israelische“ (#10,674). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hierdurch“ bei #10,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around hierdurch (IPA [hiːɐ̯ˈdʊʁç]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #10,672 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hierdurch, with forms such as "heirdurch", "hhierdurch", and "hiedrurch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hindurch", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hierdurch, spelled H-I-E-R-D-U-R-C-H.

Definition

1
dieses durchquerend
2
aufgrund dieser Tatsache; mittels, aufgrund, infolge dieser Tätigkeit, des Verhaltens, des Umstandes, der Tatsache
3
auf diesem Übermittlungswege

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hierdurch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Da ist doch die Gasse – hierdurch müssen sie kommen.
Hierdurch gebe ich Ihnen einen neuen Termin bekannt.

Synonyms

hiedurch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

heirdurch
hhierdurch
hiedrurch
hierddurch
hierdruch
hierducrh
hierdurcch
hierdurchh
hierdurhc
hierdurrch
hierrdurch
hierudrch
hiredurch
iherdurch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hierdurch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "hierdurch"

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 "hierdurch"?

"hierdurch" is spelled H-I-E-R-D-U-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hiːɐ̯ˈdʊʁç].

What does "hierdurch" mean?

As an adverb, "hierdurch" means: dieses durchquerend

What words are commonly confused with "hierdurch"?

"hierdurch" is commonly confused with "hindurch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "hierdurch"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hierdurch" is [hiːɐ̯ˈdʊʁç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "hierdurch" come from?

"hierdurch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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