willkommen heißen
[vɪlˈkɔmən ˌhaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“willkommen heißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freundlich begrüßen, zum Beispiel beim Empfangen eines Freundes
Corpus desk
Index DE-willkommen-hei-en · willkommen heißen · German
willkommen heißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | willkommen heißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [vɪlˈkɔmən ˌhaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „willkommen heißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
willkommen heißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [vɪlˈkɔmən ˌhaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "freundlich begrüßen, zum Beispiel beim Empfangen eines Freundes".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for willkommen heißen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 willkommen heißen, spelled W-I-L-L-K-O-M-M-E-N- -H-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1freundlich begrüßen, zum Beispiel beim Empfangen eines Freundes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how willkommen heißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lass uns unsere Freunde willkommen heißen!
Sie hieß ihn nur widerwillig willkommen.
Synonyms
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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.