heiz
[haɪ̯t͡s]
The verdict
“heiz” is uncommon German (frequency #54,607 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,607
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heizen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heiz · heiz · German
heiz · rank #54,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,607
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH heimkommen
Nearest frequency peer: heimkommen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “heiz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Heckscheibe
Heckscheibe
45,397 corpus weight
- heiligsten
heiligsten
45,396 corpus weight
- heimkommen
heimkommen
45,395 corpus weight
- heiz
heiz
45,394 corpus weight
- herausgezog…
herausgezogen
45,392 corpus weight
- Herzrasen
Herzrasen
45,391 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “heiz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heiz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [haɪ̯t͡s] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #54,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heiz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
heiz is uncommon German at frequency #54,607 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [haɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heizen".
No misspelling variants are generated for heiz in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heiz, spelled H-E-I-Z.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heizen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.