Heidekraut
[ˈhaɪ̯dəˌkʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Heidekraut” is uncommon German (frequency #90,402 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,402
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf sandigen oder moorigen Böden gedeihende Pflanze, die in Zwergsträuchern wächst und nadelartige, immergrüne Blättchen sowie besonders kleine, zumeist rot-lila Blüten aufweist (Art der Gattung Er...
Corpus desk
Index DE-heidekraut · Heidekraut · German
Heidekraut · rank #90,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,402
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Hautveränderu…
Nearest frequency peer: Hautveränderungen (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Heidekraut”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hauptportal
Hauptportal
9,604 corpus weight
- Hausierer
Hausierer
9,602 corpus weight
- Hautverände…
Hautveränderungen
9,601 corpus weight
- Heidekraut
Heidekraut
9,599 corpus weight
- Heimatstaat
Heimatstaat
9,596 corpus weight
- Helfershelf…
Helfershelfer
9,595 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Heidekraut” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heidekraut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯dəˌkʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,402 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heidekraut” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Heidekraut is uncommon German at frequency #90,402 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯dəˌkʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Heidekraut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heidekraut, spelled H-E-I-D-E-K-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1auf sandigen oder moorigen Böden gedeihende Pflanze, die in Zwergsträuchern wächst und nadelartige, immergrüne Blättchen sowie besonders kleine, zumeist rot-lila Blüten aufweist (Art der Gattung Erica)
- 2einzige Art der Gattung Calluna nämlich Calluna vulgaris (deutsch auch: Besenheide)
Synonyms
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heidekraut", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.