Which to use
“Heiden” is a noun and “heilen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,321
- “Heiden” frequency rank
- #7,930
- “heilen” frequency rank
- 25251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heiden | heilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Heide | jemanden gesund machen, eine Krankheit, ein Leiden beseitigen, heil machen |
Where the eye mixes Heiden and heilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Heiden and heilen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Heiden is [ˈhaɪ̯dən] while heilen is [ˈhaɪ̯lən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “Heiden” becomes l in “heilen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heiden is recorded at frequency rank #17,321, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯dən]. heilen is at rank #7,930, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25251, this pair ranks #1,835,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Heiden vs heilen
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "Heiden": d. Private to "heilen": l.
"Heiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "heilen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Heiden" for "heilen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Heiden" or "heilen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Heiden" and "heilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,835,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heiden" and "heilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Heiden vs hide". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,835,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.