-heide
[haɪ̯də]
The verdict
“-heide” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ortsnamengrundwort für unbebautes, wildbewachsenes Land, Waldland
Corpus desk
Index DE-heide · -heide · German
-heide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -heide |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [haɪ̯də] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-heide“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-heide is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [haɪ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Ortsnamengrundwort für unbebautes, wildbewachsenes Land, Waldland".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for -heide, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is -heide, spelled --H-E-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1ein Ortsnamengrundwort für unbebautes, wildbewachsenes Land, Waldland
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -heide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bargteheide, Schwarzheide
This word in other languages
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.