Hirsch

\iʁʃ\

/\iʁʃ\/ name

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The verdict

“Hirsch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,639. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,639
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-hirsch · Hirsch · French

Hirsch · rank #30,639 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,639
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hautain

Nearest frequency peer: hautain (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hirsch »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Hirsch » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirsch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\iʁʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,639
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hirsch »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Hirschse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hautain » (#30,638), « harem » (#30,637), « Humphrey » (#30,641). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hirsch » est au #30,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hirsch (IPA \iʁʃ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,639 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hirsch, with forms such as "hhirsch", "hircsh", and "hirrsch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Hirsch, spelled H-I-R-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Avec : Michaël Hirsch, Simon Larvaron, Salomé Villiers.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhirsch
  • hircsh
  • hirrsch
  • hirscch
  • hirschh
  • hirshc
  • hirssch
  • hisrch
  • hrisch
  • ihrsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hirsch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhirsch1hircsh2hirrsch1hirscch1hirschh1hirshc2hirssch1hisrch2
Edit distance from "Hirsch"

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 "Hirsch"?
"Hirsch" is spelled H-I-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \iʁʃ\.
What does "Hirsch" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hirsch" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Hirsch"?
Common misspellings include "hhirsch", "hircsh", "hirrsch", "hirscch", "hirschh". The correct spelling is "Hirsch".
How do you pronounce "Hirsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirsch" is \iʁʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirsch" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list