Highways

[ˈhaɪ̯veːs]

/[ˈhaɪ̯veːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Highways” is uncommon German (frequency #72,535 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,535
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Highway

Corpus desk

Index DE-highways · Highways · German

Highways · rank #72,535 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,535
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hidalgo

Nearest frequency peer: Hidalgo (-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 „Highways“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Highways
PropertyValue
HeadwordHighways
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯veːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,535
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Highways“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Highwaysfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hidalgo“ (#72,534), „Himmelsrichtung“ (#72,536), „Hexenkessel“ (#72,532). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Highways“ bei #72,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Highways is uncommon German at frequency #72,535 among 3,372 “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

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Highway
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Highway
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Highway
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Highway
  5. 5
    Akkusativ 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Highways"?
"Highways" is spelled H-I-G-H-W-A-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯veːs].
What does "Highways" mean?
As a noun, "Highways" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Highway
How do you pronounce "Highways"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Highways" is [ˈhaɪ̯veːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Highways" come from?
"Highways" 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 "Highways", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hirnlose#72,538giftiges#72,482Katalogs#72,596Kernland#72,601

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list