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heureka

German, interjection/ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka/

heureka is spelled H-E-U-R-E-K-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heureka is a German interjection meaning “eureka” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ich habe die Lösung gefunden”.

What does heureka mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    eureka

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

interjection: 1. ich habe die Lösung gefunden

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce heureka?

  • /ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka/
  • [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁeka]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to heureka

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is heureka in German?

heureka appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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