Heimleiter

[ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heimleiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeimleiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimleiter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „heimelig“ (#97,128), „Heimatmuseums“ (#97,127), „Henoch“ (#97,131). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heimleiter“ bei #97,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Person, die die Leitung eines Heimes innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Dezember wurde Gerhard zum Heimleiter des Kinderheimes ernannt.
  2. „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"?
"Heimleiter" is spelled H-E-I-M-L-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Heimleiter" mean?
As a noun, "Heimleiter" means: Person, die die Leitung eines Heimes innehat
How do you pronounce "Heimleiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heimleiter" is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heimleiter" come from?
"Heimleiter" 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 "Heimleiter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list