Heimlichtuerei
German, noun[haɪ̯mlɪçtuːəˈʁaɪ̯]
Heimlichtuerei is spelled H-E-I-M-L-I-C-H-T-U-E-R-E-I (14 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 200,239th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heimlichtuerei is a German feminine noun meaning “secrecy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fortgesetzte Handlung, die dafür sorgt, dass Dinge anhaltend/immer für andere verborgen bleiben”.
What does Heimlichtuerei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesecrecy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fortgesetzte Handlung, die dafür sorgt, dass Dinge anhaltend/immer für andere verborgen bleiben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Heimlichtuerei
- Heimlichtuereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heimlichtuerei?
- [haɪ̯mlɪçtuːəˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Heimlichtuerei in German?
Heimlichtuerei appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).