Heizung

/[ˈhaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,930

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Heizung is aGermannoun. It means: Anlage, Einrichtung, Gerät zur Erwärmung Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]. It ranks #6,930 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hemmung and Heizungen.

Key facts for Heizung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeizung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,930
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Heizung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,930 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 Heizung, with forms such as "ehizung", "heiuzng", and "heiznug". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Hemmung", "Heizungen", "heizen", 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 Heizung, spelled H-E-I-Z-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
    Anlage, Einrichtung, Gerät zur Erwärmung
  2. 2
    Tätigkeit, Vorgang, Prozess des Heizens

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehizung,heiuzng,heiznug,heizugn,heizungg,heizunng,heizzung,heziung,hheizung,hiezung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Heizung

Misspelling Variants of "Heizung"

ehizung7heiuzng7heiznug7heizugn7heizungg8heizunng8heizzung8heziung7
Misspelling Variants of "Heizung"

Frequency rank: #6,930 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heizung"?
"Heizung" is spelled H-E-I-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ].
What does "Heizung" mean?
As a noun, "Heizung" means: Anlage, Einrichtung, Gerät zur Erwärmung
What words are commonly confused with "Heizung"?
"Heizung" is commonly confused with "Hemmung", "Heizungen", "heizen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heizung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heizung" is [ˈhaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heizung" come from?
"Heizung" 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.