Hecke

[ˈhɛkə]

/[ˈhɛkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hecke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,008
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufwuchs dicht beieinander stehender und stark verzweigter Sträucher oder Büsche

Corpus desk

Index DE-hecke · Hecke · German

Hecke · rank #22,008 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,008
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hebräischen

Nearest frequency peer: Hebräischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hecke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hecke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hecke vs here
40% similar
Hecke vs Hexe
60% similar
Hecke vs Hefe
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordHecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,008
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hecke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heckeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hebräischen“ (#22,007), „heiliges“ (#22,009), „Headset“ (#22,006). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hecke“ bei #22,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hecke (IPA [ˈhɛkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,008 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hecke, with forms such as "ehcke", "hceke", and "heccke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "here", "Hexe", "Hefe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hecke, spelled H-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufwuchs dicht beieinander stehender und stark verzweigter Sträucher oder Büsche
  2. 2
    angepflanzte und gepflegte Umzäunung aus lebenden Pflanzen
  3. 3
    Falle zum Fangen von Wild (oft von Wilddieben verwendet)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Vogel nistet in Hecken am Rande der Äcker.
  2. „Wir bogen nun links ab, an hohen Hecken vorbei, bis ein Bauernhof in Sichtweite kam.“

This word in other languages

hedge(English)haie(Français)sebe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehcke
  • hceke
  • heccke
  • hecek
  • heckke
  • hekce
  • hhecke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hecke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehcke2hceke2heccke1hecek2heckke1hekce2hhecke1
Edit distance from "Hecke"

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 "Hecke"?
"Hecke" is spelled H-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛkə].
What does "Hecke" mean?
As a noun, "Hecke" means: Aufwuchs dicht beieinander stehender und stark verzweigter Sträucher oder Büsche
What words are commonly confused with "Hecke"?
"Hecke" is commonly confused with "here", "Hexe", "Hefe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hecke" is [ˈhɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hecke" come from?
"Hecke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Helme#22,011Kanne#22,033Freak#21,970fixen#21,967

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Maren7 variantsMücke7 variantspacke7 variantsPimmel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list