Hebung

[ˈheːbʊŋ]

/[ˈheːbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hebung” is uncommon German (frequency #52,149 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,149
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Anheben von etwas, das von unten nach oben Bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hebung · Hebung · German

Hebung · rank #52,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,149
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heftigste

Nearest frequency peer: heftigste (+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 „Hebung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hebung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHebung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈheːbʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hebung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „heftigste“ (#52,150), „Heimatländer“ (#52,151), „hermetisch“ (#52,152). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hebung“ bei #52,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hebung is uncommon German at frequency #52,149 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Hebung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hebung, spelled H-E-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Anheben von etwas, das von unten nach oben Bewegen
  2. 2
    das Steigern, Verbessern von etwas
  3. 3
    Ergebnis der Aufwärtsbewegung von Erdschichten
  4. 4
    Palatalisierung, Anhebung von Lauten durch höhere Zungenstellung
  5. 5
    Anhebung, Transformation zur Anhebung eines Syntagmas aus einer strukturell tieferen in eine strukturell höhere Ebene
  6. 6
    vor allem im Vers die betonte Silbe (zwischen unbetonten)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hebung des Schiffes erwies sich als schwieriger als erwartet.
  2. An eine Hebung der Stimmung war unter diesen Umständen nicht zu denken.

Synonyms

PalatalisierungAnhebungArsis

Antonyms

VelarisierungSenkungThesis

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 "Hebung"?
"Hebung" is spelled H-E-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːbʊŋ].
What does "Hebung" mean?
As a noun, "Hebung" means: das Anheben von etwas, das von unten nach oben Bewegen
How do you pronounce "Hebung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hebung" is [ˈheːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hebung" come from?
"Hebung" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list