Heilerin

[ˈhaɪ̯ləʁɪn]

/[ˈhaɪ̯ləʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Heilerin” is uncommon German (frequency #69,343 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,343
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die Heilung verschafft

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilerin · Heilerin · German

Heilerin · rank #69,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,343
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heilenden

Nearest frequency peer: heilenden (-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 “Heilerin”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Heilerin” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heilerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeilerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯ləʁɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Heilerin” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heilerinliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „heilenden“ (#69,342), „Heimaturlaub“ (#69,344), „hellgelb“ (#69,345). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heilerin is uncommon German at frequency #69,343 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯ləʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die Heilung verschafft".

Heilerin has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Heilerin, spelled H-E-I-L-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die Heilung verschafft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch die Anwendung des Katzenhaares wird die raubkatzenförmig vorgestellte Göttin Sachmet symbolisch eingebunden, die als Auslöserin und gleichzeitig als Heilerin von Krankheiten aller Art gilt.“
  2. „Heilerinnen gab es im Stadtteil keine.“

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 "Heilerin"?
"Heilerin" is spelled H-E-I-L-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯ləʁɪn].
What does "Heilerin" mean?
As a noun, "Heilerin" means: weibliche Person, die Heilung verschafft
How do you pronounce "Heilerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heilerin" is [ˈhaɪ̯ləʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heilerin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list