heiter
\ˈhaɪ̯tɐ\
The verdict
“heiter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Serein, découvert.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heiter · heiter · French
heiter · 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 | heiter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhaɪ̯tɐ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « heiter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
heiter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhaɪ̯tɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for heiter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is heiter, spelled H-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Serein, découvert.
- 2Gai, d'humeur joyeuse, plaisant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gauß war nun aufgeräumt, fast heiter. Er sprach über Differentialgeometrie. Man könne kaum ahnen, wohin der Weg in die gekrümmten Räume noch führen werde. Er selbst begreife erst in groben Zügen, Eugen solle froh sein über seine Mittelmäßigkeit, manchmal werde einem angst und bange.
«Die Welt zu Gast bei Freunden» – dieser Slogan wurde während des Turniers tatsächlich mit Leben erfüllt, und das Land profitierte in den folgenden Jahren von der positiven Wahrnehmung der auswärtigen Besucher, die eine ungewohnt heitere Seite der Deutschen entdeckten.
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.