horrend
[hɔˈʁɛnt]
The verdict
“horrend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - deutlich mehr als normal (beispielsweise bei Preisen, Mieten, Zinsen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-horrend · horrend · German
horrend · 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 | horrend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hɔˈʁɛnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „horrend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
horrend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɔˈʁɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutlich mehr als normal (beispielsweise bei Preisen, Mieten, Zinsen)".
horrend has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 horrend, spelled H-O-R-R-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1deutlich mehr als normal (beispielsweise bei Preisen, Mieten, Zinsen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how horrend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In manchen Großstädten findet man horrende Preise bei Immobilien.
„Die horrenden Mieten für die fünf Häuser liefen aber weiter.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.