heterosexuellen

[ˌhetəʁosɛksuˈɛlən]

/[ˌhetəʁosɛksuˈɛlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“heterosexuellen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,612 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,612
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 heterosexuell

Key facts for heterosexuellen
PropertyValue
Headwordheterosexuellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌhetəʁosɛksuˈɛlən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#54,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heterosexuellen” 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). heterosexuellen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heterosexuellen is uncommon German at frequency #54,612 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌhetəʁosɛksuˈɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

heterosexuellen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 heterosexuellen, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

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

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-E-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌhetəʁosɛksuˈɛlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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