Harrach

\aʁaʃ\

/\aʁaʃ\/ name

The verdict

“Harrach” is uncommon French (frequency #53,998 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,998
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-harrach · Harrach · French

Harrach · rank #53,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,998
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hartz

Nearest frequency peer: hartz (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Harrach »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Harrach » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Harrach
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarrach
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\aʁaʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Harrach » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Harrachtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hartz » (#53,999), « Halévy » (#53,996), « hasardeuses » (#54,000). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Harrach » est au #53,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Harrach is uncommon French at frequency #53,998 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \aʁaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Harrach in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Harrach, spelled H-A-R-R-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Harrach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aloïse-Thomas-Raymond de Harrach, Chevalier de la Toison d’or, Conseiller d’Etat, Grand-Ecuyer héréditaire de la haute & basse Autriche, & Maréchal Provincial.
  2. Auguste von Harrach.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Harrach"?
"Harrach" is spelled H-A-R-R-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁaʃ\.
What does "Harrach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Harrach" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Harrach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harrach" is \aʁaʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harrach" come from?
"Harrach" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Harrach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list