Heuschrecke

[ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heuschrecke” is uncommon German (frequency #73,603 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,603
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter einer Ordnung flugfähiger Insekten, die sich vor allem von Gräsern und anderer Vegetation ernährt (Orthoptera)

Corpus desk

Index DE-heuschrecke · Heuschrecke · German

Heuschrecke · rank #73,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,603
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herisau

Nearest frequency peer: Herisau (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Heuschrecke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heuschrecke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heuschrecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeuschrecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heuschrecke“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Heuschreckefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herisau“ (#73,602), „hergestellter“ (#73,601), „hiesiger“ (#73,605). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heuschrecke“ bei #73,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heuschrecke is uncommon German at frequency #73,603 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Heuschrecke has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heuschrecke, spelled H-E-U-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter einer Ordnung flugfähiger Insekten, die sich vor allem von Gräsern und anderer Vegetation ernährt (Orthoptera)
  2. 2
    Finanzinvestor, der Unternehmen beziehungsweise deren Mitarbeiter durch kurzfristige und/oder überzogene Renditeziele schädigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Heuschrecke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Heuschrecken findet man oft in Wiesen.
  2. „Unmittelbar am Abhang aber standen Libellen in der Luft, und kleine graue Heuschrecken, die sich in der Morgenkühle von Feld und Wiese her bis an den Waldrand gewagt haben mochten, sprangen jetzt, bei sich steigernder Tagesglut, in die kühlere Kleewiese zurück.“

Synonyms

Orthoptera

This word in other languages

grasshopper(English)saltamontes(Español)sauterelle(Français)gafanhoto(Português)

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 "Heuschrecke"?
"Heuschrecke" is spelled H-E-U-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə].
What does "Heuschrecke" mean?
As a noun, "Heuschrecke" means: Vertreter einer Ordnung flugfähiger Insekten, die sich vor allem von Gräsern und anderer Vegetation ernährt (Orthoptera)
How do you pronounce "Heuschrecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heuschrecke" is [ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heuschrecke" come from?
"Heuschrecke" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heuschrecke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heranführen#73,599hinterfrage#73,608Grundierung#73,564Grippewelle#73,561

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list