Heiserkeit

[ˈhaɪ̯zɐkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈhaɪ̯zɐkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heiserkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #99,956 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,956
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zumeist durch Überanstrengung oder Krankheit hervorgerufene Beeinträchtigung der Stimme, sodass sie rau und/oder tonlos klingt

Corpus desk

Index DE-heiserkeit · Heiserkeit · German

Heiserkeit · rank #99,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,956
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hellgrünen

Nearest frequency peer: hellgrünen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Heiserkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heiserkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heiserkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeiserkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯zɐkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heiserkeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heiserkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hellgrünen“ (#99,957), „heilsamen“ (#99,954), „Helmbrechts“ (#99,958). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heiserkeit“ bei #99,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heiserkeit is uncommon German at frequency #99,956 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯zɐkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zumeist durch Überanstrengung oder Krankheit hervorgerufene Beeinträchtigung der Stimme, sodass sie rau und/oder tonlos klingt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Heiserkeit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heiserkeit, spelled H-E-I-S-E-R-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zumeist durch Überanstrengung oder Krankheit hervorgerufene Beeinträchtigung der Stimme, sodass sie rau und/oder tonlos klingt

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 "Heiserkeit"?
"Heiserkeit" is spelled H-E-I-S-E-R-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯zɐkaɪ̯t].
What does "Heiserkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Heiserkeit" means: zumeist durch Überanstrengung oder Krankheit hervorgerufene Beeinträchtigung der Stimme, sodass sie rau und/oder tonlos klingt
How do you pronounce "Heiserkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heiserkeit" is [ˈhaɪ̯zɐkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heiserkeit" come from?
"Heiserkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hellgrünen#99,957Hetzjagden#99,969Hochstifts#99,981Hohenstadt#99,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list