hörtest

[ˈhøːɐ̯təst]

/[ˈhøːɐ̯təst]/ verb

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The verdict

“hörtest” is uncommon German (frequency #60,682 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,682
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören

Corpus desk

Index DE-hortest · hörtest · German

hörtest · rank #60,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,682
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hüls

Nearest frequency peer: hüls (+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 „hörtest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hörtest
PropertyValue
Headwordhörtest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhøːɐ̯təst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hörtest“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hörtestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hüls“ (#60,683), „ideellen“ (#60,685), „identifiziere“ (#60,686). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hörtest“ bei #60,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hörtest is uncommon German at frequency #60,682 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhøːɐ̯təst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hörtest in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hörtest, spelled H-Ö-R-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören

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 "hörtest"?
"hörtest" is spelled H-Ö-R-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːɐ̯təst].
What does "hörtest" mean?
As a verb, "hörtest" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören
How do you pronounce "hörtest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hörtest" is [ˈhøːɐ̯təst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hörtest" come from?
"hörtest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hörtest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Insasse#60,701Heringe#60,660intimes#60,704kichert#60,729

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list