heilighalten

[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌhaltn̩]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌhaltn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“heilighalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Ehren halten, würdig und mit Respekt behandeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilighalten · heilighalten · German

heilighalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for heilighalten
PropertyValue
Headwordheilighalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌhaltn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heilighalten“ im Deutschen

heilighaltenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

heilighalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Ehren halten, würdig und mit Respekt behandeln".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heilighalten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 heilighalten, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Ehren halten, würdig und mit Respekt behandeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Gern werden die, die Reinhards Andenken heilighalten, auch diese lehrreichen und gemüthlichen Aeusserungen lesen und beherzigen.“ (1823)
  2. „Ein weiterer Grund, warum Juden den Schabbat heilighalten, ist der, dass sie damit des Auszugs aus Ägypten gedenken.“

Antonyms

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 "heilighalten"?
"heilighalten" is spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌhaltn̩].
What does "heilighalten" mean?
As a verb, "heilighalten" means: in Ehren halten, würdig und mit Respekt behandeln
How do you pronounce "heilighalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heilighalten" is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heilighalten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list