hierher

/[ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,269

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

hierher is anGermanadv. It means: nach hier Pronounced [ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]. It ranks #5,269 in German word frequency. Often confused with higher and hierhin.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hierher is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,269 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nach hier".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for hierher, with forms such as "heirher", "hhierher", and "hiehrer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 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 hierher, spelled H-I-E-R-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach hier

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: heirher,hhierher,hiehrer,hierehr,hierherr,hierhher,hierhre,hierrher,hireher,iherher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hierher

Misspelling Variants of "hierher"

heirher7hhierher8hiehrer7hierehr7hierherr8hierhher8hierhre7hierrher8
Misspelling Variants of "hierher"

Frequency rank: #5,269 in German

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 adv, "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 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.