heil

[haɪ̯l]

/[haɪ̯l]/ adj

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The verdict

“heil” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,208) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,208
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht zerbrochen; unversehrt; nicht verletzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-heil · heil · German

heil · rank #4,208 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,208
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grundschule

Nearest frequency peer: Grundschule (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „heil“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „heil“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

heil vs hi
50% similar
heil vs hl
50% similar
heil vs hin
50% similar

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

Key facts for heil
PropertyValue
Headwordheil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[haɪ̯l]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,208
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „heil“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heilliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grundschule“ (#4,207), „Holstein“ (#4,209), „group“ (#4,206). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heil“ bei #4,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for heil is neighbouring look-alikes ("hi", "hl", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [haɪ̯l]. Frequency #4,208 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Gloss: "nicht zerbrochen; unversehrt; nicht verletzt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for heil, with forms such as "ehil", "heill", and "hheil". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hi", "hl", "hin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heil, spelled H-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht zerbrochen; unversehrt; nicht verletzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how heil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Trotz des Zusammenstoßes sind die Fahrräder noch heil.
  2. Die Scheidung der Eltern zerstörte Lindas heile Welt.

Synonyms

unversehrtunzerstörtunbeschädigtwohlbehalten

Antonyms

zerstörtbeschädigt

This word in other languages

intact(English)intacto(Español)intact(Français)ileso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehil
  • heill
  • hheil
  • hiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehil2heill1hheil1hiel2
Edit distance from "heil"

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 "heil"?
"heil" is spelled H-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [haɪ̯l].
What does "heil" mean?
As an adjective, "heil" means: nicht zerbrochen; unversehrt; nicht verletzt
What words are commonly confused with "heil"?
"heil" is commonly confused with "hi", "hl", "hin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heil" is [haɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heil" come from?
"heil" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fern#4,196Ware#4,169eBay#4,261samt#4,155

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list