Heimtier
[ˈhaɪ̯mˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Heimtier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier, das primär für die Freude am Tier gehalten wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimtier · Heimtier · German
Heimtier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heimtier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimtier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heimtier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier, das primär für die Freude am Tier gehalten wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Heimtier in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heimtier, spelled H-E-I-M-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier, das primär für die Freude am Tier gehalten wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Heimtier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peter hat eine Katze als Heimtier.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.