heimgehen

[ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən]

/[ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“heimgehen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,879 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,879
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Hause gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimgehen · heimgehen · German

heimgehen · rank #76,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,879
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heiligste

Nearest frequency peer: heiligste (-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 „heimgehen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heimgehen
PropertyValue
Headwordheimgehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heimgehen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).heimgehenfällt 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: „heiligste“ (#76,878), „Heimstatt“ (#76,880), „Hautkrankheiten“ (#76,877). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heimgehen“ bei #76,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heimgehen is uncommon German at frequency #76,879 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for heimgehen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is heimgehen, spelled H-E-I-M-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Hause gehen
  2. 2
    sterben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Party ist vorbei, lass uns heimgehen.
  2. Jetzt ist es 17 Uhr, ich habe den ganzen Tag hart gearbeitet, jetzt kann ich auch heimgehen.

Synonyms

ablebenaushauchendahinscheideneinschlafenentschlafenerlöschenverscheiden

Antonyms

weggehen

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 "heimgehen"?
"heimgehen" is spelled H-E-I-M-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən].
What does "heimgehen" mean?
As a verb, "heimgehen" means: nach Hause gehen
How do you pronounce "heimgehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heimgehen" is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heimgehen" come from?
"heimgehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heiligste#76,878Heimstatt#76,880heiratest#76,881hochnäsig#76,899

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list