HRC

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The verdict

“HRC” is uncommon German (frequency #91,751 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,751
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hamburger Rugby-Club (von 1950)

Key facts for HRC
PropertyValue
HeadwordHRC
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#91,751
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “HRC” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). HRC lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

HRC is uncommon German at frequency #91,751 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for HRC in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is HRC, spelled H-R-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hamburger Rugby-Club (von 1950)
  2. 2
    Hannoverscher Radsport-Club (von 1912)
  3. 3
    Hannoverscher Ruder-Club (von 1880)

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 "HRC"?
"HRC" is spelled H-R-C. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "HRC" mean?
As an abbreviation, "HRC" means: Hamburger Rugby-Club (von 1950)
How do you pronounce "HRC"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "HRC" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "HRC" come from?
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Using “HRC”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-R-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list