Which to use
“Heilige” and “Heiliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,127
- “Heilige” frequency rank
- #9,213
- “Heiliger” frequency rank
- 12340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heilige | Heiliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche, als heilig verehrte Person | als heilig verehrte Person |
Where the eye mixes Heilige and Heiliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Heilige runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against Heiliger's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Heilige and Heiliger
A purely visual mix-up. Heilige ([ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]) and Heiliger ([ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Heilige” sits inside “Heiliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heilige is recorded at frequency rank #3,127, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Heiliger is at rank #9,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ].
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 12340, this pair ranks #1,964,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Heilige vs Heiliger
Shared letters: eghil. Private to "Heilige": -. Private to "Heiliger": r.
"Heilige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "Heiliger" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Heilige" and "Heiliger" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Heilige" or "Heiliger"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Heilige" and "Heiliger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heilige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Heiliger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heilige" and "Heiliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Heiler vs Heiliger". 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 #1,964,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.