Heimchen
[ˈhaɪ̯mçən]
The verdict
“Heimchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acheta domesticus, ein Vertreter der echten Grillen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimchen · Heimchen · German
Heimchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heimchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mçən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heimchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Heimchen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Heimchen, spelled H-E-I-M-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Acheta domesticus, ein Vertreter der echten Grillen
- 2Frau, die wenig bewundert/geschätzt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heimchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nachts hört man die Heimchen zirpen.
„In einer Ritze begann ein Heimchen zu zirpen, als frohlocke es über den Sieg, den es über alle die in Schlaf gesunkenen Menschen davongetragen hatte.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.