hergeben
\ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩\
The verdict
“hergeben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner, passer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hergeben · hergeben · French
hergeben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hergeben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hergeben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hergeben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hergeben in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hergeben, spelled H-E-R-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Donner, passer.
- 2Laisser (quelque chose) en permanence.
- 3Avoir un effet. Note d’usage : Principalement utilisé dans une phrase négative.
- 4Se mettre à disposition pour une cause ingrate et douteuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hergeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor Beginn der deutsch-chinesischen Regierungskonsultationen fordert der Vorsitzende des Auswärtigen Ausschusses, Michael Roth (SPD), die Überprüfung des Formats. Dieses sei eigentlich nur für enge strategische Wertepartner gedacht. Die FDP warnt, das Kabinett dürfe sich nicht für chinesische Propaganda hergeben.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.