Hirt

[hɪʁt]

/[hɪʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,614
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hüter einer Herde

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirt · Hirt · German

Hirt · rank #31,614 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,614
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hieb

Nearest frequency peer: hieb (-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 „Hirt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hirt“ 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).

Hirt vs hör
25% similar
Hirt vs Hut
50% similar
Hirt vs hot
25% similar

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

Key facts for Hirt
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɪʁt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,614
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hirt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hieb“ (#31,613), „Hisbollah“ (#31,615), „hervorgehen“ (#31,612). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirt“ bei #31,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Hirt (IPA [hɪʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,614 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hüter einer Herde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hirt, with forms such as "hhirt", "hirrt", and "hirtt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hör", "Hut", "hot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hirt, spelled H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hüter einer Herde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dort lag im Schein des Feuers ein schlafender Hirt und ein Hund daneben.
  2. „Wahrscheinlich ist es also ein Hirt, wozu sein zerlumpter Burnus schon passen könnte; aber er hat einen kostbaren Gürtel um und Dolch und Pistole an der Seite.“

This word in other languages

shepherd(English)pastor(Español)berger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhirt
  • hirrt
  • hirtt
  • hitr
  • hrit
  • ihrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhirt1hirrt1hirtt1hitr2hrit2ihrt2
Edit distance from "Hirt"

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 "Hirt"?
"Hirt" is spelled H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪʁt].
What does "Hirt" mean?
As a noun, "Hirt" means: Hüter einer Herde
What words are commonly confused with "Hirt"?
"Hirt" is commonly confused with "hör", "Hut", "hot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirt" is [hɪʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirt" come from?
"Hirt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hieb#31,613I've#31,622irma#31,627Karo#31,635

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

hemmt6 variantsknorr6 variantslater6 variantsLEDs6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list