heuer

\ˈhɔɪ̯ɐ\

/\ˈhɔɪ̯ɐ\/ adv

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The verdict

“heuer” is uncommon French (frequency #62,341 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,341
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cette année.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heuer · heuer · French

heuer · rank #62,341 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,341
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hetzel

Nearest frequency peer: Hetzel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « heuer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « heuer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heuer
PropertyValue
Headwordheuer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈhɔɪ̯ɐ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,341
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « heuer » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.heuertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hetzel » (#62,340), « hilarants » (#62,342), « hes » (#62,339). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « heuer » est au #62,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heuer is uncommon French at frequency #62,341 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈhɔɪ̯ɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cette année.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for heuer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is heuer, spelled H-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cette année.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how heuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Beim Wifo rechnet man für heuer mit einer Stagnation bei den Fertigstellungen, 2023 dürfte es dann einen Rückgang um zwei bis drei Prozent geben.
  2. Irgendwie hatte man darauf gehofft, in Paris würden heuer modisch die Funken fliegen. Doch nun ist es amtlich: Das österreichische Team packt für seinen Auftritt an der Seine die Lederhosen ein.

Synonyms

Jahr

Antonyms

letztjährig

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heuer"?
"heuer" is spelled H-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɔɪ̯ɐ\.
What does "heuer" mean?
As an adverb, "heuer" means: Cette année.
How do you pronounce "heuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heuer" is \ˈhɔɪ̯ɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heuer" come from?
"heuer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heuer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hiram#62,343grive#62,323inner#62,367gigue#62,309

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list