# Heroin

> German word · Noun · IPA [heʁoˈiːn] · frequency rank #12,301

## Definitions
1. Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat

## Easily confused with
- **Herrn** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herrn)
- **Herren** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herren)
- **Herzen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herzen)
- **Herrin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herrin)
- **Herold** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herold)
- **Herten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herten)
- **hierhin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-hierhin)
- **Herzogin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroin-vs-herzogin)
- **Hero** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hero-vs-heroin)
- **Hein** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hein-vs-heroin)
- **herein** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herein-vs-heroin)
- **heroes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heroes-vs-heroin)
- **Heldin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heldin-vs-heroin)
- **Hering** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hering-vs-heroin)
- **Herden** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herden-vs-heroin)
- **herben** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herben-vs-heroin)
- **hermine** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hermine-vs-heroin)
- **Herborn** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herborn-vs-heroin)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehroin`, `heorin`, `herion`, `heroinn`, `heroni`, `herroin`, `hheroin`, `hreoin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/heroin