Hebel

/[ˈheːbl̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,923

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Hebel is aGermannoun. It means: stangenförmiges Werkzeug zur Ausübung der Hebelkräfte auf eine Last Pronounced [ˈheːbl̩]. It ranks #9,923 in German word frequency. Often confused with hel and hell.

Key facts for Hebel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHebel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈheːbl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,923
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hebel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hebel is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈheːbl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,923 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hebel, with forms such as "ehbel", "hbeel", and "hebell". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hel", "hell", "heil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hebel, spelled H-E-B-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    stangenförmiges Werkzeug zur Ausübung der Hebelkräfte auf eine Last
  2. 2
    Griff zum Ein- und Ausschalten, Einstellen oder Steuern eines Geräts, eines Fahrzeugs, eines Apparats, einer Maschine oder Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    Technik, kurz für Hebelgriff
  4. 4
    Fachbegriff für Vervielfachung beziehungsweise Verhältnis zweier Größen
  5. 5
    Extraktionsinstrument
  6. 6
    Vorteig, Hefeteig

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehbel,hbeel,hebell,heble,heebl,hhebel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hebel

Misspelling Variants of "Hebel"

ehbel5hbeel5hebell6heble5heebl5hhebel6
Misspelling Variants of "Hebel"

Frequency rank: #9,923 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hebel"?
"Hebel" is spelled H-E-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːbl̩].
What does "Hebel" mean?
As a noun, "Hebel" means: stangenförmiges Werkzeug zur Ausübung der Hebelkräfte auf eine Last
What words are commonly confused with "Hebel"?
"Hebel" is commonly confused with "hel", "hell", "heil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hebel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hebel" is [ˈheːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hebel" come from?
"Hebel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.