heilte
[ˈhaɪ̯ltə]
The verdict
“heilte” is uncommon German (frequency #74,694 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,694
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heilte · heilte · German
heilte · rank #74,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,694
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Heftigkeit
Nearest frequency peer: Heftigkeit (-2 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 “heilte”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hecheln
hecheln
25,310 corpus weight
- Heftigkeit
Heftigkeit
25,309 corpus weight
- heilte
heilte
25,307 corpus weight
- herauszuhal…
herauszuhalten
25,305 corpus weight
- herauszuneh…
herauszunehmen
25,304 corpus weight
- Herstellung…
Herstellungsverfahren
25,303 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “heilte” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heilte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯ltə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,694 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heilte” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
heilte is uncommon German at frequency #74,694 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯ltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heilte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is heilte, spelled H-E-I-L-T-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heilen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heilen
- 33. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heilen
- 43. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heilen
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 "heilte", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 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.