Heuchler
[ˈhɔɪ̯çlɐ]
The verdict
“Heuchler” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,924 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,924
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der eine Meinung oder Einstellung nur vortäuscht, aber nicht wirklich vertritt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heuchler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔɪ̯çlɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,924 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heuchler” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Heuchler is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɔɪ̯çlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,924 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemand, der eine Meinung oder Einstellung nur vortäuscht, aber nicht wirklich vertritt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heuchler, with forms such as "ehuchler", "hecuhler", and "heucchler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "heckler", "Heuchelei", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 Heuchler, spelled H-E-U-C-H-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der eine Meinung oder Einstellung nur vortäuscht, aber nicht wirklich vertritt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehuchler,hecuhler,heucchler,heuchelr,heuchhler,heuchlerr,heuchller,heuchlre,heuclher,heuhcler,hheuchler,huechler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heuchler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Heuchler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-U-C-H-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯çlɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “heckler” - see the side-by-side comparison. Heuchler vs heckler
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.