Hurer
[ˈhuːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Hurer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der Geschlechtsverkehr mit vielen Partnerinnen hat und/oder diese häufig wechselt; Mann, der ein ausschweifendes sexuelles Leben führt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hurer · Hurer · German
Hurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Hurer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhuːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hurer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hurer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhuːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann, der Geschlechtsverkehr mit vielen Partnerinnen hat und/oder diese häufig wechselt; Mann, der ein ausschweifendes sexuelles Leben führt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hurer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hurer, spelled H-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mann, der Geschlechtsverkehr mit vielen Partnerinnen hat und/oder diese häufig wechselt; Mann, der ein ausschweifendes sexuelles Leben führt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hurer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da ich nun die Freiheit, in deren Besitz ich mich glaubte, voll und ganz genießen wollte, so machte ich bald unter den berühmtesten Studenten die allerschlechtesten Bekanntschaften. Denn die berühmtesten müssen natürlich gerade die schlechten Subjekte sein: Wüstlinge, Spieler, Hurer, Trunkenbolde, Prasser, Verführer ehrbarer Mädchen, Raufbolde, Lügner –…
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.