Which to use
“heilt” and “hemmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,919
- “heilt” frequency rank
- #31,607
- “hemmt” frequency rank
- 50526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heilt | hemmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heilen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hemmen |
Where the eye mixes heilt and hemmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. heilt (CVVCC) and hemmt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: heilt vs hemmt
A purely visual mix-up. heilt ([haɪ̯lt]) and hemmt ([hɛmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50526, 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]. hemmt is at rank #31,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛmt].
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 50526, this pair ranks #1,170,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heilt vs hemmt
Shared letters: eht. Private to "heilt": il. Private to "hemmt": m.
"heilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hemmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heilt" and "hemmt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "heilt" or "hemmt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "heilt" and "hemmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hemmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,170,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heilt" and "hemmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs hemmt". 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 #1,170,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.