Heft
[hɛft]
The verdict
“Heft” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,743 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,743
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einem Einband versehene Zusammenheftung von Blättern aus Papier, auf die geschrieben werden kann, vor allem für die Schule
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛft] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #3,743 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Heft is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛft]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,743 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heft, with forms such as "ehft", "hefft", and "heftt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "HF", "her", "hey", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heft, spelled H-E-F-T.
Definition
- 1mit einem Einband versehene Zusammenheftung von Blättern aus Papier, auf die geschrieben werden kann, vor allem für die Schule
- 2einzelne Nummer einer Zeitschrift
- 3dünnes, broschiertes, nicht festgebundenes Buch
- 4Griffstück von Waffen und Werkzeugen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehft,hefft,heftt,hetf,hfet,hheft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Heft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “HF” - see the side-by-side comparison. Heft vs HF
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.