Hetäre
[heˈtɛːʁə]
The verdict
“Hetäre” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - käufliche Frau, die im Gegensatz zu einer Dirne als hoch gebildet galt und sozial anerkannt war
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hetäre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [heˈtɛːʁə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hetäre” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hetäre is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [heˈtɛːʁə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "käufliche Frau, die im Gegensatz zu einer Dirne als hoch gebildet galt und sozial anerkannt war".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hetäre, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hetäre, spelled H-E-T-Ä-R-E.
Definition
- 1käufliche Frau, die im Gegensatz zu einer Dirne als hoch gebildet galt und sozial anerkannt war
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hetäre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-T-Ä-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [heˈtɛːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.