Heu

[hɔɪ̯]

/[hɔɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heu” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #17,327) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#17,327
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - getrocknetes Gras; in der Sprache der Landwirtschaft insbesondere der erste Grasschnitt

Corpus desk

Index DE-heu · Heu · German

Heu · rank #17,327 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,327
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hetero

Nearest frequency peer: hetero (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Heu“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Heu“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Heu vs hi
0% similar
Heu vs hm
0% similar
Heu vs hl
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Heu
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔɪ̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#17,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Heu“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heuliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hetero“ (#17,326), „hommage“ (#17,328), „hervorgerufen“ (#17,325). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heu“ bei #17,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Heu is neighbouring look-alikes ("hi", "hm", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [hɔɪ̯]. Frequency #17,327 among 3,372 “H” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Heu in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hi", "hm", "hl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Heu, spelled H-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    getrocknetes Gras; in der Sprache der Landwirtschaft insbesondere der erste Grasschnitt
  2. 2
    reichlich Geld
  3. 3
    Marihuana

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Heu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch die geöffnete Tür strömte das Licht auf einen unebenen Boden und ließ in der Mitte des Raumes Haufen von Getreide und Heu, irdene Gefäße und andere Hausgeräte wahrnehmen.
  2. Der Ungeduldige fährt sein Heu naß ein.

Antonyms

GrasGrünfutterSchulden

This word in other languages

hay(English)heno(Español)foin(Français)feno(Português)

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 "Heu"?
"Heu" is spelled H-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔɪ̯].
What does "Heu" mean?
As a noun, "Heu" means: getrocknetes Gras; in der Sprache der Landwirtschaft insbesondere der erste Grasschnitt
What words are commonly confused with "Heu"?
"Heu" is commonly confused with "hi", "hm", "hl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heu" is [hɔɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heu" come from?
"Heu" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mau#17,357rar#17,390rbb#17,391COP#17,253

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list