Heilpflanze

[ˈhaɪ̯lˌp͡flant͡sə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lˌp͡flant͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heilpflanze” is uncommon German (frequency #72,519 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,519
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Pflanze, die zu Heilzwecken verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilpflanze · Heilpflanze · German

Heilpflanze · rank #72,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,519
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heilsarmee

Nearest frequency peer: Heilsarmee (+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 „Heilpflanze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heilpflanze
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeilpflanze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lˌp͡flant͡sə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heilpflanze“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heilsarmee“ (#72,520), „Heeresleitung“ (#72,515), „herausgeputzt“ (#72,523). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heilpflanze“ bei #72,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heilpflanze is uncommon German at frequency #72,519 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lˌp͡flant͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Pflanze, die zu Heilzwecken verwendet wird".

Heilpflanze has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Heilpflanze, spelled H-E-I-L-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Pflanze, die zu Heilzwecken verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Apotheken werden Heilpflanzen als Naturheilmittel angeboten.
  2. „Heilpflanzen mit ätherischen Ölen sind gut geeignet, um Völlegefühle nach einem Festessen zu mildern.“

Synonyms

HeilkrautGesundheitspflanzeArzneipflanze

Antonyms

Giftpflanze

This word in other languages

herb(English)planta medicinal(Español)plante médicinale(Français)

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 "Heilpflanze"?
"Heilpflanze" is spelled H-E-I-L-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lˌp͡flant͡sə].
What does "Heilpflanze" mean?
As a noun, "Heilpflanze" means: eine Pflanze, die zu Heilzwecken verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Heilpflanze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heilpflanze" is [ˈhaɪ̯lˌp͡flant͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heilpflanze" come from?
"Heilpflanze" 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 "Heilpflanze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list