heiklen

Name: heiklen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhaɪ̯klən]

/[ˈhaɪ̯klən]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“heiklen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,882
frequency rank, German: 59,066
“H” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

heiklen vs heile

71% similar

heiklen vs heilen

86% similar

heiklen vs Heulen

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for heiklen
Property	Value
Headword	heiklen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhaɪ̯klən]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#41,882
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heiklen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). heiklen lands here:

#41,882

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around heiklen (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯klən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,882 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for heiklen, with forms such as "ehiklen", "heikeln", and "heikklen". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "heile", "heilen", "Heulen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is heiklen, spelled H-E-I-K-L-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehiklen,heikeln,heikklen,heiklenn,heikllen,heiklne,heilken,hekilen,hheiklen,hieklen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heiklen - 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.

Edit distance from "heiklen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heiklen"?

"heiklen" is spelled H-E-I-K-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯klən].

What does "heiklen" mean?

As an adjective, "heiklen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heikel

What words are commonly confused with "heiklen"?

"heiklen" is commonly confused with "heile", "heilen", "Heulen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "heiklen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heiklen" is [ˈhaɪ̯klən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "heiklen" come from?

"heiklen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “heiklen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-E-I-K-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhaɪ̯klən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “heile” - see the side-by-side comparison. heiklen vs heile
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.