Hekto-
[ˈhɛkto]
The verdict
“Hekto-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, Präfix für Maßeinheiten bedeutet 100
Corpus desk
Index DE-hekto · Hekto- · German
Hekto- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hekto- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ˈhɛkto] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hekto-” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hekto- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ˈhɛkto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, Präfix für Maßeinheiten bedeutet 100".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hekto-, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hekto-, spelled H-E-K-T-O--.
Definition
- 1Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, Präfix für Maßeinheiten bedeutet 100
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