heftet

[ˈhɛftət]

/[ˈhɛftət]/ verb

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The verdict

“heftet” is uncommon German (frequency #87,810 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,810
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heften

Corpus desk

Index DE-heftet · heftet · German

heftet · rank #87,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,810
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hehre

Nearest frequency peer: hehre (+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 „heftet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heftet
PropertyValue
Headwordheftet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛftət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heftet“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).heftetfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hehre“ (#87,811), „Heckenschere“ (#87,808), „heimsuchen“ (#87,813). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heftet“ bei #87,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heftet is uncommon German at frequency #87,810 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛftət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for heftet in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heftet, spelled H-E-F-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heften
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heften
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heften
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heften

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 "heftet"?
"heftet" is spelled H-E-F-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛftət].
What does "heftet" mean?
As a verb, "heftet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heften
How do you pronounce "heftet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heftet" is [ˈhɛftət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heftet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hesses#87,829giorno#87,765Häfner#87,861impala#87,871

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list