hervorheben

\hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩\

/\hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“hervorheben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accentuer, mettre en exergue, mettre en évidence, par exemple une partie d’un texte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hervorheben · hervorheben · French

hervorheben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for hervorheben
PropertyValue
Headwordhervorheben
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hervorheben » en français

hervorhebenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hervorheben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hervorheben in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hervorheben, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accentuer, mettre en exergue, mettre en évidence, par exemple une partie d’un texte.
  2. 2
    Souligner, signaler à l’attention en insistant.
  3. 3
    Se différencier, se distinguer, se démarquer de manière positive par sa qualité, sa capacité supérieure, son excellence ou tout autre avantage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gefällt Ihnen die vorgeschlagene Formatierung nicht, öffnen Sie das Pulldown-Menü. Daraus können Sie jetzt einen anderen Eintrag auswählen, beispielweise um die Werte mit rotem Text hervorzuheben. Auch ein benutzerdefiniertes Format ist möglich. … Markieren Sie in Excel zunächst alle Zellen, in denen Sie die negativen Zahlen rot hervorheben möchten.
  2. Das Oberlandesgericht (OLG) München hat im Verfahren um einen Jugendfußballtrainer hervorgehoben, dass die Gremien von Sportverbänden selbst drastische Maßnahmen ergreifen dürfen, um drohenden sexuellen Missbrauch von Kindern entschieden entgegenzuwirken.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hervorheben"?
"hervorheben" is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩\.
What does "hervorheben" mean?
As a verb, "hervorheben" means: Accentuer, mettre en exergue, mettre en évidence, par exemple une partie d’un texte.
How do you pronounce "hervorheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hervorheben" is \hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hervorheben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list