heimtückisch
[ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkɪʃ]
The verdict
“heimtückisch” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,775
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voller Heimtücke; harmlos erscheinend, dabei aber sehr gefährlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimtuckisch · heimtückisch · German
heimtückisch · rank #49,775 · 19 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,775
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH haze
Nearest frequency peer: haze (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „heimtückisch“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Haushaltsge…
Haushaltsgeräte
50,228 corpus weight
- haze
haze
50,227 corpus weight
- heimtückisch
heimtückisch
50,226 corpus weight
- Hemer
Hemer
50,225 corpus weight
- herausgesch…
herausgeschnitten
50,224 corpus weight
- hernach
hernach
50,223 corpus weight
What this shows „heimtückisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heimtückisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #49,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „heimtückisch“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around heimtückisch (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯mˌtʏkɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,775 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "voller Heimtücke; harmlos erscheinend, dabei aber sehr gefährlich".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for heimtückisch, with forms such as "ehimtückisch", "heimmtückisch", and "heimtcükisch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 heimtückisch, spelled H-E-I-M-T-Ü-C-K-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1voller Heimtücke; harmlos erscheinend, dabei aber sehr gefährlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heimtückisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Tierquäler ging auf besonders heimtückische Weise vor, indem er seine Opfer mit Leckereien anlockte.
Borreliose ist eine heimtückische Krankheit. Oft wird sie erst bemerkt, wenn es schon zu spät ist.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehimtückisch
- heimmtückisch
- heimtcükisch
- heimttückisch
- heimtücckisch
- heimtüciksch
- heimtückicsh
- heimtückiscch
- heimtückischh
- heimtückishc
- heimtückissch
- heimtückkisch
- heimtücksich
- heimtükcisch
- heimütckisch
- heitmückisch
- hemitückisch
- hheimtückisch
- hiemtückisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heimtückisch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heimtückisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).