Heckklappe

[ˈhɛkˌklapə]

/[ˈhɛkˌklapə]/ noun

The verdict

“Heckklappe” is uncommon German (frequency #53,767 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,767
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hintere Klappe (oft mit einem Fenster) an Autos, die nach oben aufgeklappt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-heckklappe · Heckklappe · German

Heckklappe · rank #53,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,767
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH haushoch

Nearest frequency peer: haushoch (-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 „Heckklappe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heckklappe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heckklappe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeckklappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛkˌklapə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heckklappe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Heckklappefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „haushoch“ (#53,766), „Heiligtümer“ (#53,768), „Haushaltsjahr“ (#53,765). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heckklappe“ bei #53,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heckklappe is uncommon German at frequency #53,767 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛkˌklapə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hintere Klappe (oft mit einem Fenster) an Autos, die nach oben aufgeklappt wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Heckklappe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heckklappe, spelled H-E-C-K-K-L-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    hintere Klappe (oft mit einem Fenster) an Autos, die nach oben aufgeklappt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schließe bitte die Heckklappe.
  2. „Ich öffnete die Heckklappe und zog einen Karton heraus.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heckklappe"?
"Heckklappe" is spelled H-E-C-K-K-L-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛkˌklapə].
What does "Heckklappe" mean?
As a noun, "Heckklappe" means: hintere Klappe (oft mit einem Fenster) an Autos, die nach oben aufgeklappt wird
How do you pronounce "Heckklappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heckklappe" is [ˈhɛkˌklapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heckklappe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list