heilig
[ˈhaɪ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“heilig” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,075
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - göttlich, verehrenswürdig, sehr fromm, geweiht
Corpus desk
Index DE-heilig · heilig · German
heilig · rank #8,075 · 8 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,075
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH heftigen
Nearest frequency peer: heftigen (-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 “heilig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Grill
Grill
91,930 corpus weight
- guy
guy
91,928 corpus weight
- heftigen
heftigen
91,927 corpus weight
- heilig
heilig
91,926 corpus weight
- Heimspiel
Heimspiel
91,925 corpus weight
- herauszufin…
herauszufinden
91,923 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “heilig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | heilig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “heilig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around heilig (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,075 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for heilig, with forms such as "ehilig", "heiilg", and "heilgi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "heli", "heilt", "Heini", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is heilig, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1göttlich, verehrenswürdig, sehr fromm, geweiht
- 2unantastbar, Ehrfurcht einflößend, ernst
- 3entsetzlich, groß
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heilig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die heilige Messe feiern und das heilige Sakrament spenden.
„Es scheint, dass sich der Kult dieser Göttin mit dem der heiligen Brigit vermischte.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehilig
- heiilg
- heilgi
- heiligg
- heillig
- heliig
- hheilig
- hielig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heilig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heilig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "heilig". Here's where to go from here.
- "heilig" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "heli". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,075 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.