Heiligsprechung

[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heiligsprechung” is uncommon German (frequency #55,400 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,400
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Heiliger anerkannt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-heiligsprechung · Heiligsprechung · German

Heiligsprechung · rank #55,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,400
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heidenau

Nearest frequency peer: Heidenau (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Heiligsprechung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heiligsprechung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heiligsprechung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeiligsprechung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#55,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heiligsprechung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heiligsprechungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heidenau“ (#55,399), „Heimbach“ (#55,401), „Haustüren“ (#55,398). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heiligsprechung“ bei #55,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heiligsprechung is uncommon German at frequency #55,400 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Heiliger anerkannt wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Heiligsprechung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Heiligsprechung, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Heiliger anerkannt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zur gemeinsamen Heiligsprechung der Päpste Johannes XXIII. und Johannes Paul II. durch Papst Franziskus pilgerten hunderttausende Gläubige nach Rom.

Synonyms

Kanonisation

Antonyms

Seligsprechung

This word in other languages

canonization(English)canonización(Español)canonisation(Français)canonização(Português)

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 "Heiligsprechung"?
"Heiligsprechung" is spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ].
What does "Heiligsprechung" mean?
As a noun, "Heiligsprechung" means: der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Heiliger anerkannt wird
How do you pronounce "Heiligsprechung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heiligsprechung" is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heiligsprechung" come from?
"Heiligsprechung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geschäftsleuten#55,361gesamtdeutschen#55,360Führungszeugnis#55,336Funktionsumfang#55,333

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list