hegte

[ˈheːktə]

/[ˈheːktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hegte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,210
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hegte · hegte · German

hegte · rank #48,210 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haushaltsplan

Nearest frequency peer: Haushaltsplan (-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 „hegte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hegte“ 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).

hegte vs het
60% similar
hegte vs heut
60% similar
hegte vs here
60% similar

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

Key facts for hegte
PropertyValue
Headwordhegte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈheːktə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,210
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hegte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hegteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Haushaltsplan“ (#48,209), „heidnische“ (#48,211), „Hauptschulen“ (#48,208). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hegte“ bei #48,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hegte (IPA [ˈheːktə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,210 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hegte, with forms such as "ehgte", "heget", and "heggte". 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, "het", "heut", "here", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hegte, spelled H-E-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehgte
  • heget
  • heggte
  • hegtte
  • hetge
  • hgete
  • hhegte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hegte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehgte2heget2heggte1hegtte1hetge2hgete2hhegte1
Edit distance from "hegte"

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 "hegte"?
"hegte" is spelled H-E-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːktə].
What does "hegte" mean?
As a verb, "hegte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen
What words are commonly confused with "hegte"?
"hegte" is commonly confused with "het", "heut", "here". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hegte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hegte" is [ˈheːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hegte" come from?
"hegte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hader#48,200Homos#48,231given#48,187Jaffa#48,257

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

grillo7 variantsJurij7 variantsFouls7 variantsFlure7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list