In German, the word you’re asking about translates to “are” in English, specifically the plural form of the verb “to be” (wir/sie/Sie are). The singular form “is” corresponds to the verb sein in the singular third person (er/sie/es ist). Direct translations for your sequence

• was heißt auf englisch: What does [it] mean in English?
• heißt: means
• auf englisch: in English

If you’re looking to translate the individual words you listed in order:

• was heißt auf englisch = What does this mean in English?
• heißt = means
• sind = are
• auf = on / in / to (context-dependent)
• englisch = English

Would you like these terms placed into example sentences to illustrate usage in both German and English? [Ich](javascript:void(0)) [wird](javascript:void(0)) happy to provide examples.