Hecks
[hɛks]
The verdict
“Hecks” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Heck
Corpus desk
Index DE-hecks · Hecks · German
Hecks · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hecks |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛks] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hecks“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hecks is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hecks, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hecks, spelled H-E-C-K-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Heck
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heck
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Heck
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Heck
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Heck
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.