Heteronomie
[ˌheteʁonoˈmiː]
The verdict
“Heteronomie” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abhängigkeit, Unselbstständigkeit, von außen her bezogene Gesetzgebung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heteronomie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌheteʁonoˈmiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heteronomie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Heteronomie is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌheteʁonoˈmiː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Heteronomie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heteronomie, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-N-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Abhängigkeit, Unselbstständigkeit, von außen her bezogene Gesetzgebung
- 2Abhängigkeit von anderer als der eigenen sittlichen Gesetzmäßigkeit, unfrei im Willen
- 3Zoologie: Verschiedenartigkeit der Segmente eines Tierkörpers
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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 “Heteronomie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-T-E-R-O-N-O-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌheteʁonoˈmiː] (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.