heucheln

[ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“heucheln” is uncommon German (frequency #65,341 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,341
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sein wahres Ich verbergen und ein anderes Bild vortäuschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heucheln · heucheln · German

heucheln · rank #65,341 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,341
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heuerte

Nearest frequency peer: Heuerte (+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 „heucheln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heucheln
PropertyValue
Headwordheucheln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,341
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heucheln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).heuchelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heuerte“ (#65,342), „Herzschmerz“ (#65,339), „hieven“ (#65,343). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heucheln“ bei #65,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heucheln is uncommon German at frequency #65,341 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for heucheln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heucheln, spelled H-E-U-C-H-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sein wahres Ich verbergen und ein anderes Bild vortäuschen
  2. 2
    Anteilnahme oder auch andere Gefühle vortäuschen, oftmals trotz des inneren Gefühls der Gleichgültigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du heuchelst hier den liebenden Vater und im Hotel wartet deine Geliebte!
  2. Niemand schien zu wissen, was er daraus machen sollte. Schließlich lachte man verlegen und heuchelte den Mutigen.

This word in other languages

feign(English)fingir(Español)feindre(Français)

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 "heucheln"?
"heucheln" is spelled H-E-U-C-H-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n].
What does "heucheln" mean?
As a verb, "heucheln" means: sein wahres Ich verbergen und ein anderes Bild vortäuschen
How do you pronounce "heucheln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heucheln" is [ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heucheln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Himalaja#65,345hochlädt#65,349Hundekot#65,354händisch#65,358

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list