hiesiger

[ˈhiːzɪɡɐ]

/[ˈhiːzɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“hiesiger” is uncommon German (frequency #73,605 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,605
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig

Corpus desk

Index DE-hiesiger · hiesiger · German

hiesiger · rank #73,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,605
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heuschrecke

Nearest frequency peer: Heuschrecke (-2 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 „hiesiger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hiesiger
PropertyValue
Headwordhiesiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhiːzɪɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hiesiger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hiesigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heuschrecke“ (#73,603), „Herisau“ (#73,602), „hinterfrage“ (#73,608). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hiesiger“ bei #73,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hiesiger is uncommon German at frequency #73,605 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhiːzɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hiesiger in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hiesiger, spelled H-I-E-S-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig

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 "hiesiger"?
"hiesiger" is spelled H-I-E-S-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhiːzɪɡɐ].
What does "hiesiger" mean?
As an adjective, "hiesiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig
How do you pronounce "hiesiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hiesiger" is [ˈhiːzɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hiesiger" come from?
"hiesiger" 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 "hiesiger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hotpants#73,621haltlose#73,585gähnende#73,575Glasdach#73,550

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list