Hexerei

[hɛksəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[hɛksəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hexerei” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,564
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung einer Person, der unterstellt wird, über magische Kräfte zu verfügen und diese in der Regel zum Nachteil anderer einzusetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hexerei · Hexerei · German

Hexerei · rank #37,564 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,564
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herleitung

Nearest frequency peer: Herleitung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hexerei“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hexerei“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hexerei vs Heere
71% similar
Hexerei vs Hexer
71% similar
Hexerei vs Heeres
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hexerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordHexerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛksəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,564
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hexerei“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hexereiliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Herleitung“ (#37,563), „higher“ (#37,565), „heiser“ (#37,562). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hexerei“ bei #37,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hexerei (IPA [hɛksəˈʁaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,564 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hexerei, with forms such as "ehxerei", "heexrei", and "hexeeri". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Heere", "Hexer", "Heeres", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Hexerei, spelled H-E-X-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung einer Person, der unterstellt wird, über magische Kräfte zu verfügen und diese in der Regel zum Nachteil anderer einzusetzen
  2. 2
    unerwartet/ungewöhnlich erfolgreiche Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es gibt durchaus mehrere Theorien über den Ursprung des Hexenwahns und der daraus erwachsenen Verfolgung von Frauen, die der Hexerei beschuldigt worden sind.“
  2. „Denn dieses Ausnahmeverfahren versagte jeder wegen Hexerei angeklagten Person das Recht auf eine ordnungsgemäße Verteidigung, die sonst allen anderen Angeklagten im ordentlichen Gerichtsverfahren zustand.“

This word in other languages

witchcraft(English)brujería(Español)sorcellerie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehxerei
  • heexrei
  • hexeeri
  • hexerie
  • hexerrei
  • hexreei
  • hexxerei
  • hhexerei
  • hxeerei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hexerei - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehxerei2heexrei2hexeeri2hexerie2hexerrei1hexreei2hexxerei1hhexerei1
Edit distance from "Hexerei"

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 "Hexerei"?
"Hexerei" is spelled H-E-X-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛksəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Hexerei" mean?
As a noun, "Hexerei" means: Handlung einer Person, der unterstellt wird, über magische Kräfte zu verfügen und diese in der Regel zum Nachteil anderer einzusetzen
What words are commonly confused with "Hexerei"?
"Hexerei" is commonly confused with "Heere", "Hexer", "Heeres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hexerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hexerei" is [hɛksəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hexerei" come from?
"Hexerei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

higher9 variantsGrabes9 variantsIsraeli9 variantsFanboy9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list