Heilung

/[ˈhaɪ̯lʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,879

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Heilung is aGermannoun. It means: medizinische Maßnahmen zur Überwindung einer körperlichen oder psychischen Krankheit Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯lʊŋ]. It ranks #8,879 in German word frequency. Often confused with Heizung and Hemmung.

Key facts for Heilung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeilung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,879
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Heilung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Heilung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,879 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Heilung, with forms such as "ehilung", "heillung", and "heilnug". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Heizung", "Hemmung", "heilen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Heilung, spelled H-E-I-L-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    medizinische Maßnahmen zur Überwindung einer körperlichen oder psychischen Krankheit
  2. 2
    der Vorgang der Gesundung
  3. 3
    Beseitigung eines Verfahrensmangels oder Verfahrensfehlers (Formmangel, Formfehler, Gehörsverletzung, Nichtigkeit, Zustellungsmangel oder dergleichen)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehilung,heillung,heilnug,heilugn,heilungg,heilunng,heiulng,heliung,hheilung,hielung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Heilung

Misspelling Variants of "Heilung"

ehilung7heillung8heilnug7heilugn7heilungg8heilunng8heiulng7heliung7
Misspelling Variants of "Heilung"

Frequency rank: #8,879 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heilung"?
"Heilung" is spelled H-E-I-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lʊŋ].
What does "Heilung" mean?
As a noun, "Heilung" means: medizinische Maßnahmen zur Überwindung einer körperlichen oder psychischen Krankheit
What words are commonly confused with "Heilung"?
"Heilung" is commonly confused with "Heizung", "Hemmung", "heilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heilung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heilung" is [ˈhaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heilung" come from?
"Heilung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.