heimzahlen
[ˈhaɪ̯mˌt͡saːlən]
The verdict
“heimzahlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich an jemandem rächen, sich revanchieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimzahlen · heimzahlen · German
heimzahlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | heimzahlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mˌt͡saːlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heimzahlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heimzahlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mˌt͡saːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich an jemandem rächen, sich revanchieren".
Zero misspellings are on record for heimzahlen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is heimzahlen, spelled H-E-I-M-Z-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich an jemandem rächen, sich revanchieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heimzahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was, du hast mich gefoult? Das zahle ich dir heim!
„Herr Farsetti, der in Venedig viel mit mir verkehrt hatte, sah mich kaum an, und ich zahlte ihm in gleicher Münze heim, ohne jedoch den Hoffärtigen zu spielen.“
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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.