Horcher
[ˈhɔʁçɐ]
The verdict
“Horcher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der horcht (lauscht)
Corpus desk
Index DE-horcher · Horcher · German
Horcher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Horcher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔʁçɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Horcher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Horcher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔʁçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Horcher, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Horcher, spelled H-O-R-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der horcht (lauscht)
- 2bildlich für Ohr
- 3jemand, der an einem Horchgerät arbeitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Horcher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Diktaturen sprechen Menschen leise, weil sie auf Horcher gefasst sind.
„Der Horcher oder Voyeur an der Tür des neuvermählten Paares wird Zeuge ungewöhnlicher Praktiken oder er mißversteht das, was er hört oder sieht.“
Antonyms
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.