Heimleiter
[ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Heimleiter” is uncommon German (frequency #97,129 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,129
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die die Leitung eines Heimes innehat
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimleiter · Heimleiter · German
Heimleiter · rank #97,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,129
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH heimelig
Nearest frequency peer: heimelig (-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 „Heimleiter“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- heidnischer
heidnischer
2,876 corpus weight
- Heimatmuseu…
Heimatmuseums
2,874 corpus weight
- heimelig
heimelig
2,873 corpus weight
- Heimleiter
Heimleiter
2,872 corpus weight
- Henoch
Henoch
2,870 corpus weight
- herbeigefüh…
herbeigeführte
2,867 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heimleiter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heimleiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimleiter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heimleiter is uncommon German at frequency #97,129 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die die Leitung eines Heimes innehat".
Heimleiter has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Heimleiter, spelled H-E-I-M-L-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die die Leitung eines Heimes innehat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heimleiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Dezember wurde Gerhard zum Heimleiter des Kinderheimes ernannt.
„In der Dachwohnung eines Kinderheims waren der 53-jährige Heimleiter und eine 51-jährige Frau tot aufgefunden worden.“
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 "Heimleiter"?
What does "Heimleiter" mean?
How do you pronounce "Heimleiter"?
What language does "Heimleiter" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heimleiter", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).