Heirat
\ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt\
The verdict
“Heirat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mariage, acte de se marier.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heirat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heirat” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Heirat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mariage, acte de se marier.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Heirat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Heirat, spelled H-E-I-R-A-T.
Definition
- 1Mariage, acte de se marier.
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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.
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Using “Heirat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-E-I-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.