Which to use
“heikle” is an adjective and “heilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,080
- “heikle” frequency rank
- #18,919
- “heilt” frequency rank
- 50999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heikle | heilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heikel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heilen |
Where the eye mixes heikle and heilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. heikle runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against heilt's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: heikle vs heilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: heikle is [ˈhaɪ̯klə] while heilt is [haɪ̯lt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heikle is recorded at frequency rank #32,080, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯klə]. heilt is at rank #18,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [haɪ̯lt].
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 50999, this pair ranks #1,152,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heikle vs heilt
Shared letters: ehil. Private to "heikle": k. Private to "heilt": t.
"heikle" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "heilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heikle" and "heilt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "heikle" or "heilt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "heikle" and "heilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heikle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heikle" and "heilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heckler vs heikle". 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 #1,152,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.