German word
heißen in German sentences
heißen means "to be called" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Das Kind heißt Emil.
The child's name is Emil.
Wir heißen die Gäste im Hotel willkommen.
We welcome the guests at the hotel.
Das heißt, dass die Tür offen bleibt.
That means the door stays open.
Lara heißt Max, wie der Arzt heißt.
Lara tells Max what the doctor's name is.
Nach dem Umzug heißt die Straße anders.
After the move, the street has a different name.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive heißen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.