Hechse
[ˈhɛksə]
The verdict
“Hechse” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unterschenkel eines Tieres (oftmals eines Schweins), Haxe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hechse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛksə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hechse” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hechse is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛksə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Hechse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 German form is Hechse, spelled H-E-C-H-S-E.
Definition
- 1Unterschenkel eines Tieres (oftmals eines Schweins), Haxe
- 2das gesamte Tierbein Bein des Menschen
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hechse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-C-H-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛksə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.