heimgekehrt

[ˈhaɪ̯mɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]

/[ˈhaɪ̯mɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]/ verb

The verdict

“heimgekehrt” is uncommon German (frequency #63,404 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,404
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heimkehren

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimgekehrt · heimgekehrt · German

heimgekehrt · rank #63,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,404
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hellblaue

Nearest frequency peer: hellblaue (+2 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 „heimgekehrt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heimgekehrt
PropertyValue
Headwordheimgekehrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heimgekehrt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heimgekehrtfällt 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: „hellblaue“ (#63,406), „herbstlich“ (#63,410), „Handelsplatz“ (#63,397). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heimgekehrt“ bei #63,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heimgekehrt is uncommon German at frequency #63,404 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heimkehren".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heimgekehrt, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heimgekehrt, spelled H-E-I-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heimkehren

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 "heimgekehrt"?
"heimgekehrt" is spelled H-E-I-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mɡəˌkeːɐ̯t].
What does "heimgekehrt" mean?
As a verb, "heimgekehrt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heimkehren
How do you pronounce "heimgekehrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heimgekehrt" is [ˈhaɪ̯mɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]. 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 "heimgekehrt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list