Hetzerei
[hɛt͡səˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Hetzerei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anstrengende, extreme Eile
Corpus desk
Index DE-hetzerei · Hetzerei · German
Hetzerei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hetzerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛt͡səˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hetzerei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hetzerei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛt͡səˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hetzerei, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hetzerei, spelled H-E-T-Z-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1anstrengende, extreme Eile
- 2das ständige Aufwiegeln, das Hervorrufen von Hass gegen jemanden/etwas; auch die entsprechende Handlung, Aussage
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hetzerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Geschenkebesorgen ist zwar eine große Hetzerei, aber als wir Erwachsenen in einem Jahr mal beschlossen haben, uns nichts zu schenken, fehlte auch etwas.“
„Weil Volksverhetzer erfahrungsgemäß immer und immer wieder hetzen und es genießen, wenn darüber berichtet wird, wäre es eigentlich ganz wirksam, wenn über ihre Hetzereien gar nicht berichtet würde.“
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.