Which to use
“heile” and “heiser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,933
- “heile” frequency rank
- #37,562
- “heiser” frequency rank
- 55495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heile | heiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heil | rau und/oder tonlos klingend, zumeist durch Überanstrengung oder Krankheit |
Where the eye mixes heile and heiser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. heile runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against heiser's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heile with heiser
A purely visual mix-up. heile ([ˈhaɪ̯lə]) and heiser ([ˈhaɪ̯zɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heile is recorded at frequency rank #17,933, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lə]. heiser is at rank #37,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯zɐ].
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 55495, this pair ranks #977,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heile vs heiser
Shared letters: ehi. Private to "heile": l. Private to "heiser": rs.
"heile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "heiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heile" for "heiser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "heile" or "heiser"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "heile" and "heiser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #977,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heile" and "heiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heiser vs Hemer". 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 #977,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.