Heiliges Land

[ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant]

/[ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant]/ name

The verdict

“Heiliges Land” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine allgemein-religiöse Bezeichnung für die historische geografische Region Israel / Palästina

Key facts for Heiliges Land
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeiliges Land
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Heiliges Land” sits in German frequency

Heiliges Land falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Heiliges Land is 13 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine allgemein-religiöse Bezeichnung für die historische geografische Region Israel / Palästina".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Heiliges Land in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heiliges Land, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E-S- -L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine allgemein-religiöse Bezeichnung für die historische geografische Region Israel / Palästina

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heiliges Land"?
"Heiliges Land" is spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E-S- -L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant].
What does "Heiliges Land" mean?
As a proper noun, "Heiliges Land" means: eine allgemein-religiöse Bezeichnung für die historische geografische Region Israel / Palästina
How do you pronounce "Heiliges Land"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heiliges Land" is [ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heiliges Land" come from?
"Heiliges Land" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Heiliges Land”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-I-L-I-G-E-S- -L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡəs ˈlant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list