Heckscheibe

[ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə]

/[ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heckscheibe” is uncommon German (frequency #54,604 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,604
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hintere Scheibe eines Fahrzeuges, durch welche die Sicht nach hinten ermöglicht wird

Key facts for Heckscheibe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeckscheibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Heckscheibe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Heckscheibe lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heckscheibe is uncommon German at frequency #54,604 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hintere Scheibe eines Fahrzeuges, durch welche die Sicht nach hinten ermöglicht wird".

Heckscheibe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heckscheibe, spelled H-E-C-K-S-C-H-E-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    hintere Scheibe eines Fahrzeuges, durch welche die Sicht nach hinten ermöglicht wird

Synonyms

HeckfensterRückfenster

Antonyms

WindschutzscheibeFrontscheibeFrontfenster

This word in other languages

lunette arrière(Français)

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 "Heckscheibe"?
"Heckscheibe" is spelled H-E-C-K-S-C-H-E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə].
What does "Heckscheibe" mean?
As a noun, "Heckscheibe" means: hintere Scheibe eines Fahrzeuges, durch welche die Sicht nach hinten ermöglicht wird
How do you pronounce "Heckscheibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heckscheibe" is [ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heckscheibe" come from?
"Heckscheibe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Heckscheibe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-C-K-S-C-H-E-I-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɛkʃaɪ̯bə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list