heimelig

[ˈhaɪ̯məlɪç]

/[ˈhaɪ̯məlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“heimelig” is uncommon German (frequency #97,128 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,128
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behaglichkeit und Gemütlichkeit ausstrahlend

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimelig · heimelig · German

heimelig · rank #97,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,128
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heimatmuseums

Nearest frequency peer: Heimatmuseums (-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 „heimelig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heimelig
PropertyValue
Headwordheimelig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯məlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heimelig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).heimeligfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heimatmuseums“ (#97,127), „Heimleiter“ (#97,129), „heidnischer“ (#97,125). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heimelig“ bei #97,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heimelig is uncommon German at frequency #97,128 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯məlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for heimelig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is heimelig, spelled H-E-I-M-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behaglichkeit und Gemütlichkeit ausstrahlend
  2. 2
    Zutrauen habend, anhänglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch gedämmtes Licht und Kerzen wurde das Zimmer heimelig.
  2. „Den schweizerischen Gymnasiasten muthet es heimelig an, wenn er vernimmt, daſs das Maskulinum zu πᾶν nich πανς, sondern πᾶς lautet, […]“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "heimelig"?
"heimelig" is spelled H-E-I-M-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯məlɪç].
What does "heimelig" mean?
As an adjective, "heimelig" means: Behaglichkeit und Gemütlichkeit ausstrahlend
How do you pronounce "heimelig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heimelig" is [ˈhaɪ̯məlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list