heiter

/[ˈhaɪ̯tɐ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,323

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

heiter is anGermanadj. It means: eine gute Stimmung oder gute Laune betreffend, lustig, humorvoll; innere Ausgeglichenheit haben Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯tɐ]. Often confused with hier and Heute.

Key facts for heiter
PropertyValue
Headwordheiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,323
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of heiter in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for heiter is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,323 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for heiter, with forms such as "ehiter", "heietr", and "heiterr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hier", "Heute", "heuer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is heiter, spelled H-E-I-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine gute Stimmung oder gute Laune betreffend, lustig, humorvoll; innere Ausgeglichenheit haben
  2. 2
    so, dass weniger als zwei Achtel und mehr als ein Achtel des Himmels mit Wolken bedeckt ist; heiter

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehiter,heietr,heiterr,heitre,heitter,hetier,hheiter,hieter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for heiter

Misspelling Variants of "heiter"

ehiter6heietr6heiterr7heitre6heitter7hetier6hheiter7hieter6
Misspelling Variants of "heiter"

Frequency rank: #17,323 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heiter"?
"heiter" is spelled H-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "heiter" mean?
As an adj, "heiter" means: eine gute Stimmung oder gute Laune betreffend, lustig, humorvoll; innere Ausgeglichenheit haben
What words are commonly confused with "heiter"?
"heiter" is commonly confused with "hier", "Heute", "heuer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heiter" is [ˈhaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heiter" come from?
"heiter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter H in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.