kehrst heim

[ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m]

/[ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m]/ verb

The verdict

“kehrst heim” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs heimkehren

Key facts for kehrst heim
PropertyValue
Headwordkehrst heim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kehrst heim” sits in German frequency

kehrst heim falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kehrst heim is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs heimkehren".

No misspelling variants are generated for kehrst heim in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kehrst heim, spelled K-E-H-R-S-T- -H-E-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs heimkehren

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kehrst heim"?
"kehrst heim" is spelled K-E-H-R-S-T- -H-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m].
What does "kehrst heim" mean?
As a verb, "kehrst heim" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs heimkehren
How do you pronounce "kehrst heim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kehrst heim" is [ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kehrst heim" come from?
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Using “kehrst heim”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-H-R-S-T- -H-E-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌkeːɐ̯st ˈhaɪ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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