heimtückisch
\haɪmtykɪʃ\
The verdict
“heimtückisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sournois, perfide, insidieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heimtuckisch · heimtückisch · French
heimtückisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | heimtückisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \haɪmtykɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
heimtückisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \haɪmtykɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sournois, perfide, insidieux.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for heimtückisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is heimtückisch, spelled H-E-I-M-T-Ü-C-K-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Sournois, perfide, insidieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how heimtückisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein heimtückischer Überfall.
Synonyms
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.