heftige

[ˈhɛftɪɡə]

/[ˈhɛftɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“heftige” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,389
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-heftige · heftige · German

heftige · rank #8,389 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,389
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauch

Nearest frequency peer: Hauch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „heftige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „heftige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

heftige vs heutige
86% similar
heftige vs Heilige
57% similar
heftige vs heutigen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for heftige
PropertyValue
Headwordheftige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛftɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,389
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „heftige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).heftigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hauch“ (#8,388), „hinunter“ (#8,390), „harmlos“ (#8,387). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heftige“ bei #8,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around heftige (IPA [ˈhɛftɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,389 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for heftige, with forms such as "ehftige", "hefftige", and "hefitge". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "heutige", "Heilige", "heutigen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is heftige, spelled H-E-F-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehftige
  • hefftige
  • hefitge
  • heftgie
  • heftieg
  • heftigge
  • hefttige
  • hetfige
  • hfetige
  • hheftige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heftige - 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.

ehftige2hefftige1hefitge2heftgie2heftieg2heftigge1hefttige1hetfige2
Edit distance from "heftige"

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 "heftige"?
"heftige" is spelled H-E-F-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛftɪɡə].
What does "heftige" mean?
As an adjective, "heftige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig
What words are commonly confused with "heftige"?
"heftige" is commonly confused with "heutige", "Heilige", "heutigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heftige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heftige" is [ˈhɛftɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heftige" come from?
"heftige" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

harmlos#8,387history#8,391Israels#8,398Kaisers#8,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

erobern10 variantsMonitor10 variantsOffiziere10 variantsCharts10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list