hüben

[ˈhyːbn̩]

/[ˈhyːbn̩]/ adv

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The verdict

“hüben” is uncommon German (frequency #67,343 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,343
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an diesem Ort, auf dieser Seite

Corpus desk

Index DE-huben · hüben · German

hüben · rank #67,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,343
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hörstel

Nearest frequency peer: Hörstel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hüben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hüben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hüben
PropertyValue
Headwordhüben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈhyːbn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hüben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hübenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hörstel“ (#67,342), „Höhenlagen“ (#67,340), „Hydrolyse“ (#67,339). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hüben“ bei #67,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hüben is uncommon German at frequency #67,343 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈhyːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an diesem Ort, auf dieser Seite".

No misspelling variants are generated for hüben in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 hüben, spelled H-Ü-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an diesem Ort, auf dieser Seite

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hüben hier und wieder drüben dort / Hält das Boot an manchen kleinen Port:
  2. Hüben gab es ein paar Schäden, aber drüben wurden sie vom Sturm ganz schlimm getroffen.

Synonyms

diesseitshier

Antonyms

dadortdrüben

This word in other languages

here(English)aquí(Español)ici(Français)aqui(Português)

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 "hüben"?
"hüben" is spelled H-Ü-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhyːbn̩].
What does "hüben" mean?
As an adverb, "hüben" means: an diesem Ort, auf dieser Seite
How do you pronounce "hüben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hüben" is [ˈhyːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hüben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list