Herero
/hɛˈrɛəroʊ/noun
Herero is spelled H-E-R-E-R-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Herero means “A member of a people belonging to the Bantu group, with about 240,000 members today mostly in Namibia, Angola, and Botswana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Herero is Hereros or OvaHerero.
How many letters and syllables are in Herero?
| Letters | 6: H-E-R-E-R-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Herero?
Herero appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 Herero?
- /hɛˈrɛəroʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Herero
- Hereros plural
- OvaHerero plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Herero mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a people belonging to the Bantu group, with about 240,000 members today mostly in Namibia, Angola, and Botswana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Herero in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | herero, hereró |
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.