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“heizt” and “helft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,169
- “heizt” frequency rank
- #9,042
- “helft” frequency rank
- 38211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heizt | helft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heizen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs helfen |
Where the eye mixes heizt and helft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. heizt (CVVCC) and helft (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: heizt vs helft
A purely visual mix-up. heizt ([haɪ̯t͡st]) and helft ([hɛlft]) 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 38211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heizt is recorded at frequency rank #29,169, classified as averb, pronounced [haɪ̯t͡st]. helft is at rank #9,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛlft].
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 38211, this pair ranks #1,569,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heizt vs helft
Shared letters: eht. Private to "heizt": iz. Private to "helft": fl.
"heizt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "helft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heizt" and "helft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "heizt" or "helft" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "heizt" and "helft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heizt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "helft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heizt" and "helft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Heinze vs heizt". 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 #1,569,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.