Hehlerei

[heːləˈʁaɪ̯]

/[heːləˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hehlerei” is uncommon German (frequency #75,752 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,752
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Handel mit gestohlenen Gegenständen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hehlerei · Hehlerei · German

Hehlerei · rank #75,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,752
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hedda

Nearest frequency peer: Hedda (-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 „Hehlerei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hehlerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordHehlerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[heːləˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hehlerei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hehlereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hedda“ (#75,751), „Heilanstalt“ (#75,753), „Hauf“ (#75,750). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hehlerei“ bei #75,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hehlerei is uncommon German at frequency #75,752 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [heːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Handel mit gestohlenen Gegenständen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hehlerei in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hehlerei, spelled H-E-H-L-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Handel mit gestohlenen Gegenständen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wegen gewerbsmäßiger Hehlerei hat das Amtsgericht einen Unternehmer zu einer Freiheitsstrafe von einem Jahr verurteilt.

This word in other languages

encubrimiento(Español)recel(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 "Hehlerei"?
"Hehlerei" is spelled H-E-H-L-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [heːləˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Hehlerei" mean?
As a noun, "Hehlerei" means: der Handel mit gestohlenen Gegenständen
How do you pronounce "Hehlerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hehlerei" is [heːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hehlerei" come from?
"Hehlerei" 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 "Hehlerei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gärtners#75,739hochgeht#75,767gnädigen#75,718Imagines#75,794

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list