Heuriger
[ˈhɔɪ̯ʁɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“Heuriger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch einen aufgehängten Buschen aus Zweigen und manchmal einem bunten Licht z. B. über der Eingangstüre gekennzeichnete Wirtschaft, die selbst produzierten (heurigen) Wein ausschenkt und meistens ...
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Index DE-heuriger · Heuriger · German
Heuriger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heuriger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heuriger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heuriger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Heuriger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Heuriger, spelled H-E-U-R-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1durch einen aufgehängten Buschen aus Zweigen und manchmal einem bunten Licht z. B. über der Eingangstüre gekennzeichnete Wirtschaft, die selbst produzierten (heurigen) Wein ausschenkt und meistens kalte Imbisse anbietet
- 2Wein der letzten Lese
- 3Erdäpfel der letzten Ernte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heuriger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser Heurige sperrt erst im November auf.
„Und meine Kollegin ist so nervös, dass sie auf dem Weg zum Heurigen die ganze Zeit redet, um dann, sobald wir den Gastgarten betreten, vollständig zu verstummen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.