hierbei
\hiːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯\
The verdict
“hierbei” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À proximité, près d’ici, auprès.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hierbei · hierbei · French
hierbei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hierbei |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \hiːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hierbei » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hierbei is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \hiːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for hierbei in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hierbei, spelled H-I-E-R-B-E-I.
Definition
- 1À proximité, près d’ici, auprès.
- 2Ici, dans un sens abstrait : à cet égard, en l’occurrence, dans ce contexte.
- 3Dans ce cadre, à cette occasion, ce faisant, en conséquence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hierbei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
»Sprich du zu ihnen, Jäcklein! Dort, wo der Bundschuh steckt neben dem Feuer, ist die Stelle zum Reden.« »Reden, reden! ich mache nicht gern viel Worte; aber eines wüßt' ich, das sie bannen würde. Welches ist die nächste Ritterburg von hier?« »Die nächste Ritterburg? – der Boxberg, das feste Schloß der Junker von Rosenberg, ganz nahe hierbei,« sagte Metzl…
Jakob Köhl: Wo hast du sie? [Georg] Metzler: Ich sperrt sie ins Beinhäusel nahe hierbei, und stellt meine Leute davor. Sie mögen sich mit den Schädeln besprechen.
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.