Heftigkeit

[ˈhɛftɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈhɛftɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heftigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #74,692 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,692
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starke Intensität eines Vorgangs

Corpus desk

Index DE-heftigkeit · Heftigkeit · German

Heftigkeit · rank #74,692 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,692
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hecheln

Nearest frequency peer: hecheln (-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 „Heftigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heftigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeftigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛftɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heftigkeit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hecheln“ (#74,691), „heilte“ (#74,694), „herauszuhalten“ (#74,696). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heftigkeit“ bei #74,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heftigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #74,692 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛftɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Heftigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Heftigkeit, spelled H-E-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    starke Intensität eines Vorgangs
  2. 2
    starke, emotionale Verhaltensweise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Von einer solchen Heftigkeit der Unwetter war vorher nicht die Rede.
  2. „Auch das Schneetreiben nahm an Heftigkeit zu.“

Synonyms

StärkeWucht

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 "Heftigkeit"?
"Heftigkeit" is spelled H-E-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛftɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Heftigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Heftigkeit" means: starke Intensität eines Vorgangs
How do you pronounce "Heftigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heftigkeit" is [ˈhɛftɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heftigkeit" come from?
"Heftigkeit" 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 "Heftigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hauptkanal#74,686Halswirbel#74,678Hohlräumen#74,709Haigerloch#74,674

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list