Hiebe

[ˈhiːbə]

/[ˈhiːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hiebe” is uncommon German (frequency #61,608 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,608
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hieb

Corpus desk

Index DE-hiebe · Hiebe · German

Hiebe · rank #61,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,608
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heuberg

Nearest frequency peer: Heuberg (-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 „Hiebe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hiebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHiebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhiːbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hiebe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hiebefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heuberg“ (#61,607), „hierarchischen“ (#61,609), „Hetz“ (#61,606). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hiebe“ bei #61,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hiebe is uncommon German at frequency #61,608 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhiːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hiebe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hiebe, spelled H-I-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hieb
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hieb
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hieb
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hieb

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 "Hiebe"?
"Hiebe" is spelled H-I-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhiːbə].
What does "Hiebe" mean?
As a noun, "Hiebe" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hieb
How do you pronounce "Hiebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hiebe" is [ˈhiːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hiebe" come from?
"Hiebe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gören#61,579Jahwe#61,640Jokes#61,647goose#61,564

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list