hervorragen

\hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩\

/\hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“hervorragen” 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) - Émerger, être plus haut ou plus exposé que les autres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hervorragen · hervorragen · French

hervorragen · 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 hervorragen
PropertyValue
Headwordhervorragen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hervorragen » en français

hervorragenreste 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

hervorragen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Émerger, être plus haut ou plus exposé que les autres.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hervorragen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hervorragen, spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Émerger, être plus haut ou plus exposé que les autres.

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 "hervorragen"?
"hervorragen" is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩\.
What does "hervorragen" mean?
As a verb, "hervorragen" means: Émerger, être plus haut ou plus exposé que les autres.
How do you pronounce "hervorragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hervorragen" is \hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hervorragen" come from?
"hervorragen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list