heucheln
[ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n]
The verdict
“heucheln” is uncommon German (frequency #65,341 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,341
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sein wahres Ich verbergen und ein anderes Bild vortäuschen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heucheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,341 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heucheln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
heucheln is uncommon German at frequency #65,341 among 59,066 “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
- 1sein wahres Ich verbergen und ein anderes Bild vortäuschen
- 2Anteilnahme oder auch andere Gefühle vortäuschen, oftmals trotz des inneren Gefühls der Gleichgültigkeit
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “heucheln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-U-C-H-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯çl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.