Hirtin
[ˈhɪʁtɪn]
The verdict
“Hirtin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besitzerin und/oder Hüterin von Tieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-hirtin · Hirtin · German
Hirtin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hirtin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁtɪn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirtin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hirtin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁtɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Hirtin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hirtin, spelled H-I-R-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Besitzerin und/oder Hüterin von Tieren
- 2kirchliche Gemeindeleiterin, Seelenhirtin
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hirtin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie war Hirtin und brachte die Tiere auf die Weide.“
„Erst mit weitem Abstand dahinter folgen die Agentschaft für die Kongregation (ManagerIn (sic!) bzw. Hirte/Hirtin der Kongregation) und die expliziten PR-Rollen als Sprecher sowie als Medienansprechpartner.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.