Heidelberger
[ˈhaɪ̯dl̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]
The verdict
“Heidelberger” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,321
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewohner von Heidelberg, jemand, der aus Heidelberg stammt
Corpus desk
Index DE-heidelberger · Heidelberger · German
Heidelberger · rank #14,321 · 18 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #14,321
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hautfarbe
Nearest frequency peer: Hautfarbe (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Heidelberger“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- haltbar
haltbar
85,683 corpus weight
- Handhabung
Handhabung
85,682 corpus weight
- Hautfarbe
Hautfarbe
85,681 corpus weight
- Heidelberger
Heidelberger
85,680 corpus weight
- Herford
Herford
85,679 corpus weight
- Herzogs
Herzogs
85,678 corpus weight
What this shows „Heidelberger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heidelberger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯dl̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #14,321 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Heidelberger“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Heidelberger (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯dl̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,321 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bewohner von Heidelberg, jemand, der aus Heidelberg stammt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heidelberger, with forms such as "ehidelberger", "hedielberger", and "heiddelberger". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Heidelberg", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heidelberger, spelled H-E-I-D-E-L-B-E-R-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Bewohner von Heidelberg, jemand, der aus Heidelberg stammt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Heidelberger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Wohnungsnachbar ist ein gebürtiger Heidelberger.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehidelberger
- hedielberger
- heiddelberger
- heideblerger
- heidelbberger
- heidelbegrer
- heidelberegr
- heidelbergerr
- heidelbergger
- heidelbergre
- heidelberrger
- heidelbreger
- heidelebrger
- heidellberger
- heidleberger
- heiedlberger
- hheidelberger
- hiedelberger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heidelberger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heidelberger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).