hierher

[ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]

/[ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]/ adv

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The verdict

“hierher” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,269
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach hier

Corpus desk

Index DE-hierher · hierher · German

hierher · rank #5,269 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,269
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausgegeben

Nearest frequency peer: herausgegeben (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hierher“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hierher vs higher
71% similar
hierher vs hierhin
71% similar
hierher vs hinterher
78% similar

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

Key facts for hierher
PropertyValue
Headwordhierher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,269
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hierher“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hierherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „herausgegeben“ (#5,268), „hol“ (#5,270), „green“ (#5,267). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hierher“ bei #5,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hierher (IPA [ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #5,269 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nach hier".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hierher, with forms such as "heirher", "hhierher", and "hiehrer". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "higher", "hierhin", "hinterher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hierher, spelled H-I-E-R-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach hier

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jetzt habe ich drei Jahre lang Deutsch gelernt, komme hierher und verstehe kein einziges Wort!

Synonyms

hieherherwärts

Antonyms

dorthin

This word in other languages

hither(English)par ici(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heirher
  • hhierher
  • hiehrer
  • hierehr
  • hierherr
  • hierhher
  • hierhre
  • hierrher
  • hireher
  • iherher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hierher - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

heirher2hhierher1hiehrer2hierehr2hierherr1hierhher1hierhre2hierrher1
Edit distance from "hierher"

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 "hierher"?
"hierher" is spelled H-I-E-R-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯].
What does "hierher" mean?
As an adverb, "hierher" means: nach hier
What words are commonly confused with "hierher"?
"hierher" is commonly confused with "higher", "hierhin", "hinterher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hierher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hierher" is [ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hierher" come from?
"hierher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gesunde#5,265Kanzler#5,275erteilt#5,260Konzern#5,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

doppelte10 variantsniedrig10 variantsPiloten10 variantsSchock10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list