Which to use
“heilt” is a verb and “help” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,919
- “heilt” frequency rank
- #12,732
- “help” frequency rank
- 31651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heilt | help |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heilen | Hilfe |
Where the eye mixes heilt and help
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses heilt with help
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: heilt is [haɪ̯lt] while help is [hɛlp]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heilt is recorded at frequency rank #18,919, classified as averb, pronounced [haɪ̯lt]. help is at rank #12,732, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɛlp].
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 31651, this pair ranks #1,723,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heilt vs help
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "heilt": it. Private to "help": p.
"heilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "help" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heilt" for "help" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "heilt" or "help" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "heilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "help" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,723,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heilt" and "help" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs heilt". 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 #1,723,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.