heimsuchen

[ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxn̩]

/[ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“heimsuchen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,813 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,813
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden in übelwollender Absicht oder belästigend aufsuchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimsuchen · heimsuchen · German

heimsuchen · rank #87,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,813
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hehre

Nearest frequency peer: hehre (-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 „heimsuchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heimsuchen
PropertyValue
Headwordheimsuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heimsuchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heimsuchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hehre“ (#87,811), „Helikoptern“ (#87,815), „heftet“ (#87,810). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heimsuchen“ bei #87,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heimsuchen is uncommon German at frequency #87,813 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for heimsuchen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 heimsuchen, spelled H-E-I-M-S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden in übelwollender Absicht oder belästigend aufsuchen
  2. 2
    als Unglück eintreffen, jemandem zustoßen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Nacht wird sie von Geistern und Dämonen heimgesucht.
  2. Die Villa wurde schon zwei Mal von Einbrechern heimgesucht.

This word in other languages

hanter(Français)

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 "heimsuchen"?
"heimsuchen" is spelled H-E-I-M-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxn̩].
What does "heimsuchen" mean?
As a verb, "heimsuchen" means: jemanden in übelwollender Absicht oder belästigend aufsuchen
How do you pronounce "heimsuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heimsuchen" is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heimsuchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hasselbach#87,802Herzmuskel#87,828Himmelbett#87,833greifbares#87,778

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list