Heißleiter
[ˈhaɪ̯sˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Heißleiter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Stoff/Material, der/das den elektrischen Strom bei höheren Temperaturen besser leitet als bei niedrigeren Temperaturen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hei-leiter · Heißleiter · German
Heißleiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heißleiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯sˌlaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heißleiter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heißleiter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯sˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Stoff/Material, der/das den elektrischen Strom bei höheren Temperaturen besser leitet als bei niedrigeren Temperaturen".
Heißleiter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Heißleiter, spelled H-E-I-S-S-L-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Stoff/Material, der/das den elektrischen Strom bei höheren Temperaturen besser leitet als bei niedrigeren Temperaturen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Heißleiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kohle ist ein Heißleiter, deshalb leitet sie Strom.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.