Hete

[ˈhetə]

/[ˈhetə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hete” is uncommon German (frequency #95,714 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,714
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht abfällig: Person mit heterosexueller Orientierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-hete · Hete · German

Hete · rank #95,714 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,714
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hexenverfolgu…

Nearest frequency peer: Hexenverfolgung (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hete“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hete“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hete
PropertyValue
HeadwordHete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhetə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,714
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hete“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hetefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hexenverfolgung“ (#95,715), „heruntergefallen“ (#95,712), „Hernals“ (#95,710). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hete“ bei #95,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hete is uncommon German at frequency #95,714 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhetə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht abfällig: Person mit heterosexueller Orientierung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hete, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hete, spelled H-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht abfällig: Person mit heterosexueller Orientierung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „An der Schauspielschule waren die meisten Männer schwul; wenn sie dann am Theater engagiert werden, sind sie plötzlich alle Heten.“
  2. „Was habt ihr Lesben nur davon, immer eine Hete umdrehen zu wollen?“

Synonyms

HeteroHeterosexueller

Antonyms

HomoHomosexueller

This word in other languages

hetty(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hete"?
"Hete" is spelled H-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhetə].
What does "Hete" mean?
As a noun, "Hete" means: leicht abfällig: Person mit heterosexueller Orientierung
How do you pronounce "Hete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hete" is [ˈhetə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hete" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hies#95,718IMAP#95,754Jota#95,785Kaue#95,799

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list