Heiterkeit
\ˈhaɪ̯tɐˌkaɪ̯t\
The verdict
“Heiterkeit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hilarité, gaieté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heiterkeit · Heiterkeit · French
Heiterkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Heiterkeit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhaɪ̯tɐˌkaɪ̯t\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Heiterkeit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhaɪ̯tɐˌkaɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hilarité, gaieté.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Heiterkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Heiterkeit, spelled H-E-I-T-E-R-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Hilarité, gaieté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Heiterkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hatte ihr nachgeschaut, wie sie sich entschlossenen Schrittes entfernte, und angesichts der Absurdität der Situation hatte ihn nach und nach die Heiterkeit übermannt.
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.