Hefter

[ˈhɛftɐ]

/[ˈhɛftɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hefter” is uncommon German (frequency #73,594 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,594
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mappe, in die Blätter eingeheftet oder eingeklemmt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-hefter · Hefter · German

Hefter · rank #73,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,594
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hauptsächlich…

Nearest frequency peer: hauptsächlichen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Hefter”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Hefter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hefter
PropertyValue
HeadwordHefter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛftɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Hefter” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hefterliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „hauptsächlichen“ (#73,593), „Hauptprobleme“ (#73,592), „Hauptmotiv“ (#73,591). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hefter is uncommon German at frequency #73,594 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hefter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hefter, spelled H-E-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mappe, in die Blätter eingeheftet oder eingeklemmt werden
  2. 2
    kleineres Gerät, mit dem mehrere Dinge durch Eindrücken einer Klammer aneinander geheftet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ordnet das bitte in euren Hefter ein.
  2. „Bevor Jürgen Loose seinen Hefter hervorholt, isst er zwei Stücke Kuchen mit gutem Appetit.“

Synonyms

OrdnerSchnellhefterTackerHeftapparatHeftgerätHeftmaschine

Antonyms

Klammerentferner

This word in other languages

stapler(English)abrochador(Español)agrafeuse(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 "Hefter"?
"Hefter" is spelled H-E-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛftɐ].
What does "Hefter" mean?
As a noun, "Hefter" means: Mappe, in die Blätter eingeheftet oder eingeklemmt werden
How do you pronounce "Hefter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hefter" is [ˈhɛftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hefter" come from?
"Hefter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guerra#73,571honour#73,619glasig#73,551Gerson#73,535

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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