hetero
German, adjective/ˈheːteʁo/
hetero is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hetero is a German adjective meaning “hetero, straight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sexuelle Orientierung für Personen des anderen Geschlechts”.
What does hetero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hetero, straight
prefix
- 1
hetero- (other; different)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sexuelle Orientierung für Personen des anderen Geschlechts
prefix: 1. anders, fremd, ungleich, ungleichförmig, ungleichartig
noun: 1. Heterosexueller; Mensch, der sich zu Personen des anderen Geschlechts hingezogen fühlt
noun: 1. Heterosexuelle; Frau, die sich zu Männern hingezogen fühlt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hetero
- heter- variant
- Hetera feminine rare
- Heteros nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hetero?
- /ˈheːteʁo/
- /ˈhɛteʁo/
- [ˈheːteʁo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hetero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hetero in German?
hetero appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).