Heilbronn
[haɪ̯lˈbʁɔn]
The verdict
“Heilbronn” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,735
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-heilbronn · Heilbronn · German
Heilbronn · rank #9,735 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,735
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH hats
Nearest frequency peer: hats (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Heilbronn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- guide
guide
90,268 corpus weight
- hats
hats
90,267 corpus weight
- Heilbronn
Heilbronn
90,266 corpus weight
- Himmels
Himmels
90,265 corpus weight
- Hygiene
Hygiene
90,264 corpus weight
- härte
härte
90,263 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Heilbronn” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heilbronn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [haɪ̯lˈbʁɔn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heilbronn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Heilbronn (IPA [haɪ̯lˈbʁɔn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,735 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heilbronn, with forms such as "ehilbronn", "heiblronn", and "heilbbronn". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heilbronn, spelled H-E-I-L-B-R-O-N-N.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- 2Ortsteil von Feuchtwangen, Bayern, Deutschland
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heilbronn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heilbronn liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.
Heilbronn liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehilbronn
- heiblronn
- heilbbronn
- heilbornn
- heilbrnon
- heilbron
- heilbrronn
- heillbronn
- heilrbonn
- helibronn
- hheilbronn
- hielbronn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heilbronn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heilbronn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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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.