hektisch
[ˈhɛktɪʃ]
The verdict
“hektisch” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,614
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von nervöser Unruhe, nervöser Betriebsamkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-hektisch · hektisch · German
hektisch · rank #20,614 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,614
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH hautnah
Nearest frequency peer: hautnah (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hektisch“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Haram
Haram
79,390 corpus weight
- Hausfrauen
Hausfrauen
79,389 corpus weight
- hautnah
hautnah
79,388 corpus weight
- hektisch
hektisch
79,387 corpus weight
- hiesige
hiesige
79,386 corpus weight
- hinausgehen
hinausgehen
79,385 corpus weight
What this shows „hektisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hektisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛktɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hektisch“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around hektisch (IPA [ˈhɛktɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,614 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for hektisch, with forms such as "ehktisch", "hekitsch", and "hekktisch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Hessisch", "hektischen", "heimisch", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hektisch, spelled H-E-K-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1von nervöser Unruhe, nervöser Betriebsamkeit
- 2die Lungentuberkulose begleitend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hektisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Menschen im Marktgewusel stromerten hektisch von Stand zu Stand.
Er litt noch viele Tage vor seinem Tode am hektischen Husten.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehktisch
- hekitsch
- hekktisch
- hekticsh
- hektiscch
- hektischh
- hektishc
- hektissch
- hektsich
- hekttisch
- hetkisch
- hhektisch
- hketisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hektisch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hektisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).