Heilige

/[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,127

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Heilige is aGermannoun. It means: weibliche, als heilig verehrte Person Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]. It ranks #3,127 in German word frequency. Often confused with Helge and heutige.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Heilige in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Heilige is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,127 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heilige, with forms such as "ehilige", "heiilge", and "heilgie". 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.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Helge", "heutige", "heiligen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Heilige, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehilige,heiilge,heilgie,heilieg,heiligge,heillige,heliige,hheilige,hielige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Heilige

Misspelling Variants of "Heilige"

ehilige7heiilge7heilgie7heilieg7heiligge8heillige8heliige7hheilige8
Misspelling Variants of "Heilige"

Frequency rank: #3,127 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.