herrenvolk
her·ren·volk/ˈhɛɹənfoʊk/noun
herrenvolk is spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-V-O-L-K: 10 letters and 3 syllables (her·ren·volk). It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, herrenvolk means “A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of herrenvolk is herrenvolks or herrenvolker.
How many letters and syllables are in herrenvolk?
| Letters | 10: H-E-R-R-E-N-V-O-L-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: her·ren·volk |
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 herrenvolk?
Herrenvolk appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 herrenvolk?
- UK /ˈhɛɹənfəʊk/
- UK /ˈhɛɹənfɒlk/
- US /ˈhɛɹənfoʊk/
Herrenvolk has 3 syllables, split her·ren·volk in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of herrenvolk
- herrenvolks plural
- herrenvolker plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does herrenvolk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of herrenvolk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does herrenvolk come from?
From German Herrenvolk, from Herr (“lord, master, gentleman”) + -en- + Volk (“folk, people”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).