heißen
\ˈhaɪ̯.sən\
The verdict
“heißen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’appeler, se nommer (Avoir pour nom).
Corpus desk
Index FR-hei-en · heißen · French
heißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | heißen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈhaɪ̯.sən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « heißen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
heißen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhaɪ̯.sən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for heißen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is heißen, spelled H-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’appeler, se nommer (Avoir pour nom).
- 2Dire.
- 3S’agir.
- 4Appeler, nommer, qualifier, traiter.
- 5Signifier, vouloir dire.
- 6Ordonner, commander.
- 7(Utilisé uniquement dans les locutions figées) Souhaiter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich heiße Klaus.
Wie heißt du? — Ich heiße Markus.
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.