# heterogeneous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ · frequency rank #26,111

## Definitions
1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
2. Incommensurable because of different kinds.
3. Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
4. Visibly consisting of different components.
5. Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ehterogeneous`, `heetrogeneous`, `heteorgeneous`, `hetergoeneous`, `heteroegneous`, `heterogeenous`, `heterogeneosu`, `heterogeneouss`, `heterogeneuos`, `heterogenneous`, `heterogenoeus`, `heteroggeneous`, `heterogneeous`, `heterrogeneous`, `hetreogeneous`, `hetterogeneous`, `hheterogeneous`, `hteerogeneous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heterogeneous