das heißt
\das ˈhaɪ̯st\
The verdict
“das heißt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - C'est-à-dire
Corpus desk
Index FR-das-hei-t · das heißt · French
das heißt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | das heißt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \das ˈhaɪ̯st\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « das heißt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
das heißt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \das ˈhaɪ̯st\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "C'est-à-dire".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for das heißt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 French form is das heißt, spelled D-A-S- -H-E-I-S-S-T.
Definition
- 1C'est-à-dire
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how das heißt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Kinder und Jugendliche haben gesunde bleibende Zähne: In Deutschland sind nur etwa zwei von zehn zwölfjährigen Kindern von Karies betroffen – das heißt, bei ihnen sind ein Zahn oder mehrere Zähne erkrankt.
Im Durchschnitt werden von einem Olivenbaum 50-70 kg Oliven geerntet, das heißt ein einziger Baum produziert pro Jahr etwa fünf bis zehn Liter Öl.
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.