Hirsch

[hɪʁʃ]

/[hɪʁʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirsch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,383
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist in Wäldern lebende geweihtragende, wiederkäuende Tierfamilie der Paarhufer

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirsch · Hirsch · German

Hirsch · rank #9,383 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,383
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausgefunden

Nearest frequency peer: herausgefunden (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Hirsch”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Hirsch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Hirsch vs husch
50% similar
Hirsch vs horch
50% similar
Hirsch vs Hirse
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hirsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɪʁʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,383
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Hirsch” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hirschliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „herausgefunden“ (#9,382), „IHK“ (#9,384), „Inhalten“ (#9,385). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hirsch (IPA [hɪʁʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,383 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hirsch, with forms such as "hhirsch", "hircsh", and "hirrsch". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "husch", "horch", "Hirse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hirsch, spelled H-I-R-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist in Wäldern lebende geweihtragende, wiederkäuende Tierfamilie der Paarhufer
  2. 2
    meist in Wäldern lebende geweihtragende, wiederkäuende Tierfamilie der Paarhufer
  3. 3
    Kurzform von Rothirsch
  4. 4
    Könner
  5. 5
    betrogener Ehemann
  6. 6
    Schimpfwort, mit dem eine männliche Person bezeichnet wird
  7. 7
    Zweirad (zum Beispiel Fahrrad, Moped, Motorrad)
  8. 8
    Motorradfahrer
  9. 9
    junger Mann
  10. 10
    ein Rind, dessen Hörner steil aufwärts stehen
  11. 11
    die Käferart Cerambyx
  12. 12
    Holz, das zum Instrumentenbau und für Drechselarbeiten geeignet ist
  13. 13
    ein Bierfass mit einem Fassungsvermögen von 100 oder 200 Litern
  14. 14
    ausgelernter Schneidergeselle, der bei seinem Lehrmeister in Lohn und Brot stand, aber aus Platzmangel in einer anderen Werkstatt für diesen tätig war
  15. 15
    Student, der nicht in einer Verbindung war

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des Authors Prologus. Sehr treffliche Zecher, und ihr meine kostbaren Venusseuchling, (denn euch und sonst niemandem sind meine Bücher zugeschrieben) Alcibiades, in dem Gespräch des Platon die Zech betitelt, sagt unter anderen Reden zum Lob seines Meisters Sokrates, welcher ohnstreitig der Weltweisen Kaiser und König war, daß er sey gleich den Silenen gew…
  2. Es gingen drei Jäger wohl auf die Pirsch,

Synonyms

GeweihträgerRothirschHahnreiGehörnterMotorradfahrer

Antonyms

DilettantVerbindungsstudent

This word in other languages

deer(English)ciervo(Español)cervidé(Français)veado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhirsch
  • hircsh
  • hirrsch
  • hirscch
  • hirschh
  • hirshc
  • hirssch
  • hisrch
  • hrisch
  • ihrsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hirsch - 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.

hhirsch1hircsh2hirrsch1hirscch1hirschh1hirshc2hirssch1hisrch2
Edit distance from "Hirsch"

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 "Hirsch"?
"Hirsch" is spelled H-I-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪʁʃ].
What does "Hirsch" mean?
As a noun, "Hirsch" means: meist in Wäldern lebende geweihtragende, wiederkäuende Tierfamilie der Paarhufer
What words are commonly confused with "Hirsch"?
"Hirsch" is commonly confused with "husch", "horch", "Hirse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hirsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirsch" is [hɪʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirsch" come from?
"Hirsch" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kabine#9,390freiem#9,366erlitt#9,363lehnen#9,403

Similar misspelling depth

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

Gewitter10 variantsMotiven10 variantsbilligen10 variantsPartys10 variants

What to do next

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  • "Hirsch" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "husch". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #9,383 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list