Heilkunde

[ˈhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heilkunde” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,170
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für die Kenntnisse, die der Überwindung körperlicher oder psychischer Beschwerden dienen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilkunde · Heilkunde · German

Heilkunde · rank #38,170 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,170
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hechingen

Nearest frequency peer: Hechingen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Heilkunde“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Heilkunde“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Heilkunde vs heilende
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Heilkunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeilkunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,170
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Heilkunde“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Heilkundeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hechingen“ (#38,169), „Heimatschutz“ (#38,171), „Headhunter“ (#38,168). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heilkunde“ bei #38,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Heilkunde (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,170 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sammelbezeichnung für die Kenntnisse, die der Überwindung körperlicher oder psychischer Beschwerden dienen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heilkunde, with forms such as "ehilkunde", "heiklunde", and "heilkkunde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "heilende", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Heilkunde, spelled H-E-I-L-K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammelbezeichnung für die Kenntnisse, die der Überwindung körperlicher oder psychischer Beschwerden dienen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wer die Heilkunde, ohne als Arzt bestallt zu sein, bisher berufsmäßig nicht ausgeübt hat, kann eine Erlaubnis nach § 1 in Zukunft … erhalten.“
  2. „Hildegard von Bingen schrieb eine ganzheitliche Heilkunde, die sich einerseits in die sogenannten alternativen Heilverfahren einreiht, andererseits aber weit darüber hinaus geht.“

Synonyms

Medizin

This word in other languages

medicine(English)médico(Español)sciences médicales(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehilkunde
  • heiklunde
  • heilkkunde
  • heilknude
  • heilkudne
  • heilkundde
  • heilkuned
  • heilkunnde
  • heillkunde
  • heiluknde
  • helikunde
  • hheilkunde
  • hielkunde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heilkunde - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehilkunde2heiklunde2heilkkunde1heilknude2heilkudne2heilkundde1heilkuned2heilkunnde1
Edit distance from "Heilkunde"

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 "Heilkunde"?
"Heilkunde" is spelled H-E-I-L-K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə].
What does "Heilkunde" mean?
As a noun, "Heilkunde" means: Sammelbezeichnung für die Kenntnisse, die der Überwindung körperlicher oder psychischer Beschwerden dienen
What words are commonly confused with "Heilkunde"?
"Heilkunde" is commonly confused with "heilende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heilkunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heilkunde" is [ˈhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heilkunde" come from?
"Heilkunde" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hechingen#38,169Hardliner#38,165Hexenjagd#38,178Hinterrad#38,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Halbmond13 variantsGründern13 variantshonoriert13 variantsgrausamer13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list