Hirschen

[ˈhɪʁʃn̩]

/[ˈhɪʁʃn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirschen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,616 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,616
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hirsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirschen · Hirschen · German

Hirschen · rank #54,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,616
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Homie

Nearest frequency peer: Homie (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hirschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hirschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪʁʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirschen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hirschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Homie“ (#54,617), „hierunter“ (#54,614), „Heuhaufen“ (#54,613). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirschen“ bei #54,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hirschen is uncommon German at frequency #54,616 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Hirschen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hirschen, spelled H-I-R-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hirsch
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirsch
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Hirsch
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hirsch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hirsch
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hirsch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Hirschen"?
"Hirschen" is spelled H-I-R-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁʃn̩].
What does "Hirschen" mean?
As a noun, "Hirschen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hirsch
How do you pronounce "Hirschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirschen" is [ˈhɪʁʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirschen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hornberg#54,619Initiale#54,627Jiddisch#54,639Kastanie#54,649

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list