heterogenen

[heteʁoˈɡeːnən]

/[heteʁoˈɡeːnən]/ adj

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The verdict

“heterogenen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,155 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,155
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen

Key facts for heterogenen
PropertyValue
Headwordheterogenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[heteʁoˈɡeːnən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heterogenen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). heterogenen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heterogenen is uncommon German at frequency #52,155 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [heteʁoˈɡeːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for heterogenen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is heterogenen, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-G-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen

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 "heterogenen"?
"heterogenen" is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-G-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [heteʁoˈɡeːnən].
What does "heterogenen" mean?
As an adjective, "heterogenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heterogen
How do you pronounce "heterogenen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heterogenen" is [heteʁoˈɡeːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heterogenen" come from?
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Using “heterogenen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-T-E-R-O-G-E-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [heteʁoˈɡeːnən] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list