Hitzewellen

[ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən]

/[ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hitzewellen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,118 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,118
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hitzewelle

Key facts for Hitzewellen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHitzewellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hitzewellen” 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). Hitzewellen 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

Hitzewellen is uncommon German at frequency #78,118 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hitzewellen has no tracked misspelling variants, 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Hitzewellen, spelled H-I-T-Z-E-W-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hitzewelle
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hitzewelle
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hitzewelle
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hitzewelle

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 "Hitzewellen"?
"Hitzewellen" is spelled H-I-T-Z-E-W-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən].
What does "Hitzewellen" mean?
As a noun, "Hitzewellen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hitzewelle
How do you pronounce "Hitzewellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hitzewellen" is [ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hitzewellen" come from?
"Hitzewellen" 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 “Hitzewellen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-T-Z-E-W-E-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlən] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list