Highways
[ˈhaɪ̯veːs]
The verdict
“Highways” is uncommon German (frequency #72,535 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,535
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Highway
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Highways |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯veːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Highways” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Highways is uncommon German at frequency #72,535 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯veːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Highways in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Highways, spelled H-I-G-H-W-A-Y-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Highway
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Highway
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Highway
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Highway
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Highway
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.
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Using “Highways”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-G-H-W-A-Y-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaɪ̯veːs] (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
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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.