hereof
/hɪɹˈʌv/adverb
hereof is spelled H-E-R-E-O-F: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hereof means “Of this; concerning this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hereof?
| Letters | 6: H-E-R-E-O-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hereof?
Hereof appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hereof?
- UK /hɪəˈɹɒv/
- US /hɪɹˈʌv/
Hereof has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hereof.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-hereof.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hereof?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hereof from its last stressed vowel (/ʌv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does hereof mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Of this; concerning this.
- 2
From or as a result of this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hereof in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense translation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de celui-ci, de celle-ci |
| Portuguese | disto |
| Spanish | de esto, acerca de esto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hereof come from?
From Middle English hereof, herof, heroffe, her-of, her of, from Old English hērof. Compare Swedish härav. By surface analysis, here + of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).