Heimat
[ˈhaɪ̯maːt]
The verdict
“Heimat” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,598
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, Gegend oder Land, wo jemand aufgewachsen ist, wo man sich wohl fühlt
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimat · Heimat · German
Heimat · rank #1,598 · 8 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,598
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Gäste
Nearest frequency peer: Gäste (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Heimat”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gegner
Gegner
98,406 corpus weight
- Gründe
Gründe
98,405 corpus weight
- Gäste
Gäste
98,404 corpus weight
- Heimat
Heimat
98,403 corpus weight
- Industrie
Industrie
98,402 corpus weight
- innen
innen
98,401 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Heimat” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heimat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯maːt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heimat” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Heimat (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯maːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,598 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heimat, with forms such as "ehimat", "heiamt", and "heimatt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "heist", "heizt", "hemmt", 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heimat, spelled H-E-I-M-A-T.
Definition
- 1Ort, Gegend oder Land, wo jemand aufgewachsen ist, wo man sich wohl fühlt
- 2Ort, Gegend oder Land, woher etwas stammt, wo etwas seinen Ursprung hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heimat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach zehn Jahren kehrte er in seine alte Heimat zurück.
„Denn Heimat, das ist für uns ein so schwieriges, schmerzhaftes und sehnsuchtsvolles Ding, dass es uns schwerfällt, darüber zu reden, geschweige denn, Antworten zu geben.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehimat
- heiamt
- heimatt
- heimmat
- heimta
- hemiat
- hheimat
- hiemat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heimat - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 September 3, 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 "Heimat", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Heimat". Here's where to go from here.
- "Heimat" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "heist". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,598 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.