Heine

[ˈhaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯nə]/ name

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The verdict

“Heine” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,869
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-heine · Heine · German

Heine · rank #10,869 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,869
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptrolle

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptrolle (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Heine“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Heine“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Heine vs hin
40% similar
Heine vs hen
40% similar
Heine vs here
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Heine
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯nə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,869
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Heine“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hauptrolle“ (#10,868), „herangezogen“ (#10,870), „Hauptquartier“ (#10,867). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heine“ bei #10,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Heine (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯nə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,869 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heine, with forms such as "ehine", "heien", and "heinne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hin", "hen", "here", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heine, spelled H-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ein Auslieferungsersuchen der preußischen Regierung für den seit 1831 in Frankreich lebenden Heine bleibt folgenlos.“

This word in other languages

Heine(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehine
  • heien
  • heinne
  • henie
  • hheine
  • hiene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehine2heien2heinne1henie2hheine1hiene2
Edit distance from "Heine"

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 "Heine"?
"Heine" is spelled H-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯nə].
What does "Heine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Heine" means: deutscher Nachname
What words are commonly confused with "Heine"?
"Heine" is commonly confused with "hin", "hen", "here". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heine" is [ˈhaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heine" come from?
"Heine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kraus#10,889lehrt#10,894Döner#10,841Nadel#10,904

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

grey6 variantsspar6 variantsÖPNV6 variantsWehr6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list