Heckfenster

[ˈhɛkˌfɛnstɐ]

/[ˈhɛkˌfɛnstɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Heckfenster” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glasscheibe in einem Fahrzeug, die nach hinten gerichtet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-heckfenster · Heckfenster · German

Heckfenster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Heckfenster
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeckfenster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛkˌfɛnstɐ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heckfenster“ im Deutschen

Heckfensterschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heckfenster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛkˌfɛnstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glasscheibe in einem Fahrzeug, die nach hinten gerichtet ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Heckfenster, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Heckfenster, spelled H-E-C-K-F-E-N-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glasscheibe in einem Fahrzeug, die nach hinten gerichtet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Durchs Heckfenster vom Käfer zeigte Renate auf den Mond und sagte, das sei der Fingernagel Gottes.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heckfenster"?
"Heckfenster" is spelled H-E-C-K-F-E-N-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛkˌfɛnstɐ].
What does "Heckfenster" mean?
As a noun, "Heckfenster" means: Glasscheibe in einem Fahrzeug, die nach hinten gerichtet ist
How do you pronounce "Heckfenster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heckfenster" is [ˈhɛkˌfɛnstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heckfenster" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list