Heroin

[heʁoˈiːn]

/[heʁoˈiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heroin” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,301
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat

Corpus desk

Index DE-heroin · Heroin · German

Heroin · rank #12,301 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,301
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heart

Nearest frequency peer: heart (-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 „Heroin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Heroin“ 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).

Heroin vs Herrn
67% similar
Heroin vs Herren
67% similar
Heroin vs Herzen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Heroin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeroin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[heʁoˈiːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,301
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Heroin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Heroinliegt 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: „heart“ (#12,300), „hingerichtet“ (#12,302), „hinreichend“ (#12,303). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heroin“ bei #12,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Heroin (IPA [heʁoˈiːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,301 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Heroin, with forms such as "ehroin", "heorin", and "herion". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Herrn", "Herren", "Herzen", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Heroin, spelled H-E-R-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nicht nur Heroin und Cannabis sagt die Drogenbeauftragte den Kampf an, sondern auch legalen Rauschmitteln wie Zigaretten.
  2. „Welchen Zoll fordern weltweit alle die anderen bewußtseinsverändernden Drogen wie Kokain, Heroin, Opium und so weiter?“

Synonyms

DiacetylmorphinDiamorphinHorse

This word in other languages

heroin(English)heroína(Español)héroïne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehroin
  • heorin
  • herion
  • heroinn
  • heroni
  • herroin
  • hheroin
  • hreoin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Heroin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehroin2heorin2herion2heroinn1heroni2herroin1hheroin1hreoin2
Edit distance from "Heroin"

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 "Heroin"?
"Heroin" is spelled H-E-R-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [heʁoˈiːn].
What does "Heroin" mean?
As a noun, "Heroin" means: Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat
What words are commonly confused with "Heroin"?
"Heroin" is commonly confused with "Herrn", "Herren", "Herzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heroin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heroin" is [heʁoˈiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heroin" come from?
"Heroin" 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 "Heroin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hockey#12,306Holmes#12,307grande#12,294Höhlen#12,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list