heiter
German, adjective/ˈhaɪ̯tɐ/
heiter is spelled H-E-I-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heiter is a German adjective meaning “cheerful, light-hearted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine gute Stimmung oder gute Laune betreffend, lustig, humorvoll; innere Ausgeglichenheit haben”.
What does heiter mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cheerful, light-hearted
- 2
fair (weather)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eine gute Stimmung oder gute Laune betreffend, lustig, humorvoll; innere Ausgeglichenheit haben 2. so, dass weniger als zwei Achtel und mehr als ein Achtel des Himmels mit Wolken bedeckt ist; heiter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of heiter
- heiterer masculine nominative singular
- heitrer masculine nominative singular
- heitere feminine nominative singular
- heitre feminine nominative singular
- heiteres neuter nominative singular
- heitres neuter nominative singular
- heiteren genitive masculine singular
- heitren genitive masculine singular
- heiterem dative masculine singular
- heitrem dative masculine singular
- am heitersten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce heiter?
- /ˈhaɪ̯tɐ/
- [ˈhaɪ̯tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to heiter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is heiter in German?
heiter appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).