Hitzschlag

[ˈhɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈhɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hitzschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #93,062 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,062
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lebensgefährlicher Zustand, der durch starke Hitzeeinwirkung hervorgerufen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-hitzschlag · Hitzschlag · German

Hitzschlag · rank #93,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,062
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinzuarbeiten

Nearest frequency peer: hinzuarbeiten (-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 „Hitzschlag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hitzschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordHitzschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hitzschlag“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hitzschlagfällt 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: „hinzuarbeiten“ (#93,061), „Hochfest“ (#93,063), „hochgradige“ (#93,064). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hitzschlag“ bei #93,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hitzschlag is uncommon German at frequency #93,062 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lebensgefährlicher Zustand, der durch starke Hitzeeinwirkung hervorgerufen wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hitzschlag, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hitzschlag, spelled H-I-T-Z-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    lebensgefährlicher Zustand, der durch starke Hitzeeinwirkung hervorgerufen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hitzschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Immer wieder passiert es, dass Kinder in geschlossenen PKWs einen Hitzschlag erleiden.
  2. „Mittags mußte man im Schatten liegen, wenn man sich keinen Sonnenbrand holen wollte oder einen Hitzschlag oder einen Sonnenstich.“

This word in other languages

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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 "Hitzschlag"?
"Hitzschlag" is spelled H-I-T-Z-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪt͡sˌʃlaːk].
What does "Hitzschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Hitzschlag" means: lebensgefährlicher Zustand, der durch starke Hitzeeinwirkung hervorgerufen wird
How do you pronounce "Hitzschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hitzschlag" is [ˈhɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hitzschlag" come from?
"Hitzschlag" 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 "Hitzschlag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indizierte#93,102inhärenten#93,107irreguläre#93,112grenzenden#93,010

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list