As the name says, the heel height determines the name. The cut of the shoe itself does not play a role here. Not every heel and not every heel height may call itself high heel. Shoes completely without heel understandably do not belong to this category at all, shoes with a very moderate heel (between 3,5 and 5 cm) are called Kitten-Heels and classic pumps move with their heel height between 6 and ca. 10 cm. Real high heels have a heel height of ca. 10 cm. Fetish-Heels and Skyscrapers have a heel height of 14 cm and more.