Heimat
German, noun/ˈhaɪ̯ma(ː)t/
Heimat is spelled H-E-I-M-A-T (6 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written German, the 1,596th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heimat is a German feminine noun meaning “home, home town, homeland, native land” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ort, Gegend oder Land, wo jemand aufgewachsen ist, wo man sich wohl fühlt”.
What does Heimat mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehome, home town, homeland, native land
Ich habe meine Heimat Türkei vor zwei Jahren verlassen.
- 2
femininehome; homeland; place where something originated or where it is deep-rooted
Bayern ist die Heimat von Brezeln und Weißbier.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ort, Gegend oder Land, wo jemand aufgewachsen ist, wo man sich wohl fühlt 2. Ort, Gegend oder Land, woher etwas stammt, wo etwas seinen Ursprung hat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Heimat
- Heimaten plural
- Heimath alternative obsolete
- H. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heimat?
- /ˈhaɪ̯ma(ː)t/
- [ˈhaɪ̯maːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heimat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heimat in German?
Heimat appears 54 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).