Heimbach

[ˈhaɪ̯mˌbax]

/[ˈhaɪ̯mˌbax]/ name

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The verdict

“Heimbach” is uncommon German (frequency #55,401 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,401
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimbach · Heimbach · German

Heimbach · rank #55,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,401
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heiligsprechu…

Nearest frequency peer: Heiligsprechung (-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 „Heimbach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heimbach
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeimbach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mˌbax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimbach“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Heimbachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heiligsprechung“ (#55,400), „Heizungsanlage“ (#55,402), „Heidenau“ (#55,399). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heimbach“ bei #55,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heimbach is uncommon German at frequency #55,401 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌbax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Heimbach in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Heimbach, spelled H-E-I-M-B-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Heimbach liegt im Westen von Deutschland.

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 "Heimbach"?
"Heimbach" is spelled H-E-I-M-B-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌbax].
What does "Heimbach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Heimbach" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Heimbach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heimbach" is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌbax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heimbach" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heidenau#55,399hellgrün#55,403Herbstes#55,404Hauskauf#55,396

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list