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 May 6, 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 ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heuriger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heuriger” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “Heuriger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-U-R-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯ʁɪɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.