hebst

[heːpst]

/[heːpst]/ verb

The verdict

“hebst” is uncommon German (frequency #78,089 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,089
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heben

Corpus desk

Index DE-hebst · hebst · German

hebst · rank #78,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,089
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hechte

Nearest frequency peer: Hechte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hebst“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hebst“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hebst
PropertyValue
Headwordhebst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[heːpst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hebst“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hebstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hechte“ (#78,090), „Hautausschlag“ (#78,087), „Hauptinsel“ (#78,086). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hebst“ bei #78,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hebst is uncommon German at frequency #78,089 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [heːpst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heben".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hebst, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hebst, spelled H-E-B-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heben

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hebst"?
"hebst" is spelled H-E-B-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [heːpst].
What does "hebst" mean?
As a verb, "hebst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heben
How do you pronounce "hebst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hebst" is [heːpst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hebst" come from?
"hebst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list