# Herr

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #21,537

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”).

## Easily confused with
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hr)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hey)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hes)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-het)
- **HRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hrc)
- **Hur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hur)
- **HRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hrt)
- **hrm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hrm)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hor)
- **hew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hew)
- **HRW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hrw)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hour)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hurt)
- **hire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hire)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-horn)
- **hers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hers)
- **Hess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hess)
- **Hurd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hurd)
- **hurl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hurl)
- **hewn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hewn)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ehrr`, `hherr`, `hrer`

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