hedge

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The verdict

“hedge” is uncommon German (frequency #60,650 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,650
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hecke

Corpus desk

Index DE-hedge · hedge · German

hedge · rank #60,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,650
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hefeteig

Nearest frequency peer: Hefeteig (+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 „hedge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hedge
PropertyValue
Headwordhedge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hedge“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hedgefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hefeteig“ (#60,651), „Haydns“ (#60,648), „Hegau“ (#60,652). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hedge“ bei #60,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hedge is uncommon German at frequency #60,650 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hedge in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hedge, spelled H-E-D-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hecke
  2. 2
    Kurssicherung
  3. 3
    Absicherung, Schutz, Schutzwall gegen etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It takes over two hours to properly trim our hedge.

Synonyms

barrier

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 "hedge"?
"hedge" is spelled H-E-D-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "hedge" mean?
As a noun, "hedge" means: Hecke
How do you pronounce "hedge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hedge" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hedge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hegau#60,652hasta#60,644Hasel#60,643Geest#60,596

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list