Hietzing

[ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ]

/[ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ]/ name

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The verdict

“Hietzing” is uncommon German (frequency #60,665 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,665
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dreizehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien

Key facts for Hietzing
PropertyValue
HeadwordHietzing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hietzing” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hietzing lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hietzing is uncommon German at frequency #60,665 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hietzing in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hietzing, spelled H-I-E-T-Z-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    dreizehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
  2. 2
    ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des gleichnamigen Bezirkes

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 "Hietzing"?
"Hietzing" is spelled H-I-E-T-Z-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ].
What does "Hietzing" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hietzing" means: dreizehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
How do you pronounce "Hietzing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hietzing" is [ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hietzing" come from?
"Hietzing" 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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Using “Hietzing”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-E-T-Z-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɪt͡sɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list