Heiterkeit
German, noun/ˈhaɪ̯tɐˌkaɪ̯t/
Heiterkeit is spelled H-E-I-T-E-R-K-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heiterkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “cheer, cheerfulness, exhilaration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “frohe, heitere, aufgelockerte Stimmung”.
What does Heiterkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecheer, cheerfulness, exhilaration
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. frohe, heitere, aufgelockerte Stimmung
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 Heiterkeit
- Heiterkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heiterkeit?
- /ˈhaɪ̯tɐˌkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈhaɪ̯tɐkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heiterkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heiterkeit in German?
Heiterkeit appears 1.6 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).