Which to use
“heiklen” and “heile” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,882
- “heiklen” frequency rank
- #17,933
- “heile” frequency rank
- 59815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heiklen | heile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heil |
Where the eye mixes heiklen and heile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. heiklen runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against heile's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heiklen with heile
A purely visual mix-up. heiklen ([ˈhaɪ̯klən]) and heile ([ˈhaɪ̯lə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heiklen is recorded at frequency rank #41,882, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯klən]. heile is at rank #17,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lə].
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 59815, this pair ranks #810,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heiklen vs heile
Shared letters: ehil. Private to "heiklen": kn. Private to "heile": -.
"heiklen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "heile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heiklen" and "heile" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "heiklen" vs "heile" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heiklen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #810,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heiklen" and "heile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heckler vs heiklen". 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 #810,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.