heiligt
[ˈhaɪ̯lɪçt]
The verdict
“heiligt” is uncommon German (frequency #57,084 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,084
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiligen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heiligt · heiligt · German
heiligt · rank #57,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,084
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH heid
Nearest frequency peer: heid (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “heiligt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hautpflege
Hautpflege
42,920 corpus weight
- Hebräer
Hebräer
42,919 corpus weight
- heid
heid
42,918 corpus weight
- heiligt
heiligt
42,917 corpus weight
- Heimatgesch…
Heimatgeschichte
42,916 corpus weight
- Heimstätte
Heimstätte
42,915 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “heiligt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heiligt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,084 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heiligt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
heiligt is uncommon German at frequency #57,084 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for heiligt, 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is heiligt, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiligen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiligen
- 32. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heiligen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heiligt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.