Heilige

[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heilige” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,127
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche, als heilig verehrte Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilige · Heilige · German

Heilige · rank #3,127 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,127
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH greift

Nearest frequency peer: greift (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Heilige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Heilige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Heilige vs Helge
71% similar
Heilige vs heutige
57% similar
Heilige vs heiligen
75% similar

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

Key facts for Heilige
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeilige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,127
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Heilige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heiligeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „greift“ (#3,126), „HTTPS“ (#3,128), „gestaltet“ (#3,125). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heilige“ bei #3,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Heilige (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,127 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heilige, with forms such as "ehilige", "heiilge", and "heilgie". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Helge", "heutige", "heiligen", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Heilige, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche, als heilig verehrte Person
  2. 2
    rechtschaffene, tugendhafte weibliche Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Figur auf dem Altar stellt wohl eine Heilige dar.

This word in other languages

saint(English)santa(Español)sainte(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehilige
  • heiilge
  • heilgie
  • heilieg
  • heiligge
  • heillige
  • heliige
  • hheilige
  • hielige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehilige2heiilge2heilgie2heilieg2heiligge1heillige1heliige2hheilige1
Edit distance from "Heilige"

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 "Heilige"?
"Heilige" is spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə].
What does "Heilige" mean?
As a noun, "Heilige" means: weibliche, als heilig verehrte Person
What words are commonly confused with "Heilige"?
"Heilige" is commonly confused with "Helge", "heutige", "heiligen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heilige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heilige" is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heilige" come from?
"Heilige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geraten#3,124gelingt#3,123liefert#3,134Gabriel#3,118

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

greift9 variantsmerken9 variantsbeinahe9 variantsSchuss9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list