Heimatkunde

[ˈhaɪ̯maːtˌkʊndə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯maːtˌkʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heimatkunde” is uncommon German (frequency #58,860 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,860
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für Kenntnisse, welche die örtlichen Begebenheiten betreffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimatkunde · Heimatkunde · German

Heimatkunde · rank #58,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,860
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heftchen

Nearest frequency peer: Heftchen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Heimatkunde“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heimatkunde“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heimatkunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeimatkunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯maːtˌkʊndə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimatkunde“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heimatkundefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heftchen“ (#58,859), „Heimwerker“ (#58,861), „hebeln“ (#58,858). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heimatkunde“ bei #58,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heimatkunde is uncommon German at frequency #58,860 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯maːtˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbezeichnung für Kenntnisse, welche die örtlichen Begebenheiten betreffen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Heimatkunde, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Heimatkunde, spelled H-E-I-M-A-T-K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammelbezeichnung für Kenntnisse, welche die örtlichen Begebenheiten betreffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Heimatkunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Heimatkunde war ich immer gut.
  2. „In Heimatkunde ging uns Frau Katzer mit dem Rheinischen Schiefergebirge auf den Keks.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heimatkunde"?
"Heimatkunde" is spelled H-E-I-M-A-T-K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯maːtˌkʊndə].
What does "Heimatkunde" mean?
As a noun, "Heimatkunde" means: Sammelbezeichnung für Kenntnisse, welche die örtlichen Begebenheiten betreffen
How do you pronounce "Heimatkunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heimatkunde" is [ˈhaɪ̯maːtˌkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heimatkunde" come from?
"Heimatkunde" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heimatkunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hosenträger#58,885infizierter#58,897Ingenieurin#58,898Jugendämter#58,908

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list