Heilsarmee

[ˈhaɪ̯lsʔaʁˌmeː]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lsʔaʁˌmeː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heilsarmee” is uncommon German (frequency #72,520 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,520
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - christliche Freikirche mit ausgeprägter sozialer Tätigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilsarmee · Heilsarmee · German

Heilsarmee · rank #72,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,520
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heilpflanze

Nearest frequency peer: Heilpflanze (-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 „Heilsarmee“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heilsarmee
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeilsarmee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lsʔaʁˌmeː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heilsarmee“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heilsarmeefällt 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: „Heilpflanze“ (#72,519), „herausgeputzt“ (#72,523), „Herbergen“ (#72,524). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heilsarmee“ bei #72,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heilsarmee is uncommon German at frequency #72,520 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lsʔaʁˌmeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "christliche Freikirche mit ausgeprägter sozialer Tätigkeit".

Zero misspellings are on record for Heilsarmee in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Heilsarmee, spelled H-E-I-L-S-A-R-M-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    christliche Freikirche mit ausgeprägter sozialer Tätigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Motto der Heilsarmee lautet: Suppe, Seife, Seelenheil.
  2. „Die Heilsarmee hat ein großes Arbeitsfeld in den Hafenstädten, um der Trunksucht und anderen Lastern entgegenzutreten.“

This word in other languages

Armée du salut(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 "Heilsarmee"?
"Heilsarmee" is spelled H-E-I-L-S-A-R-M-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lsʔaʁˌmeː].
What does "Heilsarmee" mean?
As a noun, "Heilsarmee" means: christliche Freikirche mit ausgeprägter sozialer Tätigkeit
How do you pronounce "Heilsarmee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heilsarmee" is [ˈhaɪ̯lsʔaʁˌmeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heilsarmee" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Halbjahres#72,505Hofkapelle#72,542Hollabrunn#72,546Goldgräber#72,487

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list