Heinrich

/[ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,923

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Heinrich is aGermanname. It means: männlicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç]. It ranks #1,923 in German word frequency. Often confused with Heinrichs and heimlich.

Key facts for Heinrich
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeinrich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,923
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Heinrich is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,923 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heinrich, with forms such as "ehinrich", "heinirch", and "heinnrich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Heinrichs", "heimlich", 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 Heinrich, spelled H-E-I-N-R-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehinrich,heinirch,heinnrich,heinrcih,heinricch,heinrichh,heinrihc,heinrrich,heirnich,henirich,hheinrich,hienrich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Heinrich

Misspelling Variants of "Heinrich"

ehinrich8heinirch8heinnrich9heinrcih8heinricch9heinrichh9heinrihc8heinrrich9
Misspelling Variants of "Heinrich"

Frequency rank: #1,923 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heinrich"?
"Heinrich" is spelled H-E-I-N-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç].
What does "Heinrich" mean?
As a name, "Heinrich" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Heinrich"?
"Heinrich" is commonly confused with "Heinrichs", "heimlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heinrich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heinrich" is [ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heinrich" come from?
"Heinrich" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.