hetzte

[ˈhɛt͡stə]

/[ˈhɛt͡stə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hetzte” is uncommon German (frequency #60,664 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,664
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hetzte · hetzte · German

hetzte · rank #60,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,664
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herzogenrath

Nearest frequency peer: Herzogenrath (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hetzte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hetzte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hetzte
PropertyValue
Headwordhetzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛt͡stə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hetzte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hetztefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herzogenrath“ (#60,663), „Hietzing“ (#60,665), „hervorgegangene“ (#60,662). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hetzte“ bei #60,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hetzte is uncommon German at frequency #60,664 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hetzte, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hetzte, spelled H-E-T-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hetzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hetzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hetzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hetzen

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 "hetzte"?
"hetzte" is spelled H-E-T-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛt͡stə].
What does "hetzte" mean?
As a verb, "hetzte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hetzen
How do you pronounce "hetzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hetzte" is [ˈhɛt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hetzte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hetzte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hegels#60,653Haydns#60,648grosso#60,634grelle#60,629

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list