hecheln
[ˈhɛçl̩n]
The verdict
“hecheln” is uncommon German (frequency #74,691 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,691
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei offenem Maul schnell, stoßweise und hörbar atmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hecheln · hecheln · German
hecheln · rank #74,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,691
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Heftigkeit
Nearest frequency peer: Heftigkeit (+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 „hecheln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Hauptkanal
Hauptkanal
25,315 corpus weight
- Haushaltswa…
Haushaltswaren
25,314 corpus weight
- hecheln
hecheln
25,310 corpus weight
- Heftigkeit
Heftigkeit
25,309 corpus weight
- heilte
heilte
25,307 corpus weight
- herauszuhal…
herauszuhalten
25,305 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hecheln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hecheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɛçl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #74,691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hecheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hecheln is uncommon German at frequency #74,691 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛçl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hecheln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hecheln, spelled H-E-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1bei offenem Maul schnell, stoßweise und hörbar atmen
- 2sich über jemanden auslassen, über jemanden oder etwas klatschen
- 3Flachs oder Hanf durch die Hechel ziehen, um die feinen Fasern vom groben Werg zu trennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hecheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit hängenden Zungen hecheln die zwölf Hunde etliche Minuten lang, bevor sie langsam abgekühlt sind und sich gemütlich in den Schnee kuscheln.
Intimer, das soll heißen Frau Streisand wird nicht mehr hechelnd treppauf und treppab hasten und pausenlos die Bühne auf und ab laufen.
This word in other languages
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.
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