heimlichen

/[ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]/ adj

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Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,164

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

heimlichen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]. Often confused with herzlichen and herrlichen.

Key facts for heimlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordheimlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,164
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for heimlichen is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,164 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for heimlichen, with forms such as "ehimlichen", "heilmichen", and "heimilchen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "herzlichen", "herrlichen", "heimlicher", 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 heimlichen, spelled H-E-I-M-L-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehimlichen,heilmichen,heimilchen,heimlcihen,heimlicchen,heimlicehn,heimlichenn,heimlichhen,heimlichne,heimlihcen,heimllichen,heimmlichen,hemilichen,hheimlichen,hiemlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for heimlichen

Misspelling Variants of "heimlichen"

ehimlichen10heilmichen10heimilchen10heimlcihen10heimlicchen11heimlicehn10heimlichenn11heimlichhen11
Misspelling Variants of "heimlichen"

Frequency rank: #25,164 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heimlichen"?
"heimlichen" is spelled H-E-I-M-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩].
What does "heimlichen" mean?
As an adj, "heimlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heimlich
What words are commonly confused with "heimlichen"?
"heimlichen" is commonly confused with "herzlichen", "herrlichen", "heimlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heimlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heimlichen" is [ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heimlichen" come from?
"heimlichen" 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.