heureka

[ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka]/ intj

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The verdict

“heureka” is uncommon German (frequency #94,400 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,400
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ich habe die Lösung gefunden

Key facts for heureka
PropertyValue
Headwordheureka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heureka” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). heureka lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heureka is uncommon German at frequency #94,400 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ich habe die Lösung gefunden".

Zero misspellings are on record for heureka in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is heureka, spelled H-E-U-R-E-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ich habe die Lösung gefunden

Synonyms

ich hab’s

This word in other languages

eureka(English)

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 "heureka"?
"heureka" is spelled H-E-U-R-E-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka].
What does "heureka" mean?
As an interjection, "heureka" means: ich habe die Lösung gefunden
How do you pronounce "heureka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heureka" is [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heureka" come from?
"heureka" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “heureka”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-U-R-E-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list