Heimweg
[ˈhaɪ̯mˌveːk]
The verdict
“Heimweg” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,162 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,162
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Weg nach Hause
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heimweg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mˌveːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heimweg” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Heimweg is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯mˌveːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,162 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Weg nach Hause".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heimweg, with forms such as "ehimweg", "heimewg", and "heimmweg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "hinweg", "Heimweh", "Heime", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heimweg, spelled H-E-I-M-W-E-G.
Definition
- 1der Weg nach Hause
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehimweg,heimewg,heimmweg,heimwegg,heimwge,heimwweg,heiwmeg,hemiweg,hheimweg,hiemweg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heimweg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Heimweg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-I-M-W-E-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaɪ̯mˌveːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hinweg” - see the side-by-side comparison. Heimweg vs hinweg
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.