hereby

/hɪəˈbʌɪ/

//hɪəˈbʌɪ// adv

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"hereby" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hereby” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,989
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Near this place; nearby.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hereby · hereby · English

hereby · rank #12,989 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,989
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hercules

Nearest frequency peer: Hercules (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hereby”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hereby” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hereby vs herein
67% similar
hereby vs heresy
83% similar
hereby vs Hervey
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hereby
PropertyValue
Headwordhereby
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/hɪəˈbʌɪ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,989
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hereby”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).herebylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Hercules” (#12,988), “Honduras” (#12,990), “hotter” (#12,991). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hereby” is #12,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hereby (IPA /hɪəˈbʌɪ/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,989 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hereby, with forms such as "ehreby", "heerby", and "herbey". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "herein", "heresy", "Hervey", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From here + by. The correct English form is hereby, spelled H-E-R-E-B-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Near this place; nearby.
  2. 2
    By this means, action or process.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. There is a mighty man, which wonnes hereby, / That with most fell despight and deadly hate / Seekes to subvert her Crowne and dignity […].
  2. I hereby declare you husband and wife.

Etymology

From here + by.

This word in other languages

par la présente(Français)hiermit(Deutsch)assim(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehreby
  • heerby
  • herbey
  • herebby
  • herebyy
  • hereyb
  • herreby
  • hhereby
  • hreeby

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hereby - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehreby2heerby2herbey2herebby1herebyy1hereyb2herreby1hhereby1
Edit distance from "hereby"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hereby"?
"hereby" is spelled H-E-R-E-B-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /hɪəˈbʌɪ/.
What does "hereby" mean?
As an adverb, "hereby" means: Near this place; nearby.
What words are commonly confused with "hereby"?
"hereby" is commonly confused with "herein", "heresy", "Hervey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hereby"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hereby" is /hɪəˈbʌɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hereby"?
From here + by. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hotter#12,991fooled#12,980Isaiah#12,999knocks#13,005

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

isolate9 variantsextras9 variantsLawson9 variantsdexter9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list