# Hermann

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #21,536

## Definitions
1. A surname from German borrowed from German Hermann.
2. A city, the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.

## Etymology
From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.

## Easily confused with
- **Herrmann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hermann-vs-herrmann)
- **Herman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hermann)
- **Harman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harman-vs-hermann)
- **Helmand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helmand-vs-hermann)
- **Hartmann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hartmann-vs-hermann)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ehrmann`, `hemrann`, `heramnn`, `hermmann`, `hermnan`, `hhermann`, `hremann`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hermann