Heide
\ˈhaɪ̯də\
The verdict
“Heide” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Païen.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heide · Heide · French
Heide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Heide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhaɪ̯də\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Heide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhaɪ̯də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Païen.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Heide in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Heide, spelled H-E-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Païen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Daß sich Otto um die Ausbreitung des Christenthums unter den Heiden, namentlich in Pommern, sehr verdient machte, ist bekannt. Allein bei der Gründung des Klosters Heilsbronn konnte er nicht beabsichtigen, die umwohnenden Heiden zu bekehren, da in jener Zeit dort Alles bereits christlich war, wenigstens dem Namen nach.
Die russischen Tartaren, welche noch eine eigenthümlich heidnische Religion haben, werden seit Jahren auf Befehl des Kaisers bekehrt. Nach Haxthausen’s Buche über Rußland wird das so gemacht. Es werden verschiedene Priester von der Regierung ausgesandt, um diese Heiden zu bekehren, und fordern zu diesem Zweck von dem in’s Gebet genommenen Heiden zuerst dr…
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