Heimtücke

[ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heimtücke” is uncommon German (frequency #78,094 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,094
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewusst verschleiertes, bösartiges Verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-heimtucke · Heimtücke · German

Heimtücke · rank #78,094 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,094
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heldenhafte

Nearest frequency peer: heldenhafte (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Heimtücke”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Heimtücke” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heimtücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeimtücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Heimtücke” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heimtückeliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „heldenhafte“ (#78,095), „Hemmnisse“ (#78,097), „Hechte“ (#78,090). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heimtücke is uncommon German at frequency #78,094 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bewusst verschleiertes, bösartiges Verhalten".

No misspelling variants are generated for Heimtücke in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heimtücke, spelled H-E-I-M-T-Ü-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewusst verschleiertes, bösartiges Verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Geschichte wirkt wie eine Essenz des Fürstenstaats Alwar, denn dort hatten Heimtücke und Gewalt eine lange Tradition.“
  2. „Aber das wäre eine Heimtücke gewesen; außerdem hatte ich Sorge, das Abenteuer zu verderben und es dann zu bereuen.“

This word in other languages

malice(English)

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 "Heimtücke"?
"Heimtücke" is spelled H-E-I-M-T-Ü-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkə].
What does "Heimtücke" mean?
As a noun, "Heimtücke" means: bewusst verschleiertes, bösartiges Verhalten
How do you pronounce "Heimtücke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heimtücke" is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heimtücke" come from?
"Heimtücke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hemmnisse#78,097Herrenalb#78,101Hexenwerk#78,110Holzkreuz#78,123

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list