Hechte

[ˈhɛçtə]

/[ˈhɛçtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hechte” is uncommon German (frequency #78,090 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,090
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-hechte · Hechte · German

Hechte · rank #78,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,090
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hebst

Nearest frequency peer: hebst (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Hechte”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Hechte” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hechte
PropertyValue
HeadwordHechte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛçtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Hechte” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hechteliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „hebst“ (#78,089), „Hautausschlag“ (#78,087), „Hauptinsel“ (#78,086). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hechte is uncommon German at frequency #78,090 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hechte, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Hechte, spelled H-E-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hecht
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hecht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hecht
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hecht

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 "Hechte"?
"Hechte" is spelled H-E-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛçtə].
What does "Hechte" mean?
As a noun, "Hechte" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hecht
How do you pronounce "Hechte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hechte" is [ˈhɛçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hechte" come from?
"Hechte" 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 "Hechte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hatice#78,084guards#78,072grazia#78,059Grands#78,056

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list