unheilbar

[ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“unheilbar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,261. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,261
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Aussicht auf oder Möglichkeit von Heilung; nicht heilbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-unheilbar · unheilbar · German

unheilbar · rank #37,261 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,261
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unglücks

Nearest frequency peer: Unglücks (-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 „unheilbar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unheilbar“ 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).

unheilbar vs unfehlbar
78% similar

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

Key facts for unheilbar
PropertyValue
Headwordunheilbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lbaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,261
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unheilbar“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Unglücks“ (#37,260), „ungeahnte“ (#37,259), „unprofessionell“ (#37,263). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unheilbar“ bei #37,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around unheilbar (IPA [ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,261 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Aussicht auf oder Möglichkeit von Heilung; nicht heilbar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for unheilbar, with forms such as "nuheilbar", "uhneilbar", and "unehilbar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unfehlbar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unheilbar, spelled U-N-H-E-I-L-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Aussicht auf oder Möglichkeit von Heilung; nicht heilbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist unheilbar an Krebs erkrankt.
  2. „Wenn Darmkrebs entdeckt wird, ist er sehr häufig in einem späten Stadium und damit unheilbar.“

Synonyms

unkurierbar

Antonyms

heilbar

This word in other languages

incurable(English)incurable(Español)incurable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuheilbar
  • uhneilbar
  • unehilbar
  • unheiblar
  • unheilabr
  • unheilbarr
  • unheilbbar
  • unheilbra
  • unheillbar
  • unhelibar
  • unhheilbar
  • unhielbar
  • unnheilbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unheilbar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuheilbar2uhneilbar2unehilbar2unheiblar2unheilabr2unheilbarr1unheilbbar1unheilbra2
Edit distance from "unheilbar"

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 "unheilbar"?
"unheilbar" is spelled U-N-H-E-I-L-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lbaːɐ̯].
What does "unheilbar" mean?
As an adjective, "unheilbar" means: ohne Aussicht auf oder Möglichkeit von Heilung; nicht heilbar
What words are commonly confused with "unheilbar"?
"unheilbar" is commonly confused with "unfehlbar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unheilbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unheilbar" is [ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unheilbar" come from?
"unheilbar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ungeahnte#37,259unbesetzt#37,258untragbar#37,266Telefonie#37,241

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Unglücks13 variantsverjährt13 variantsversöhnt13 variantsVorhinein13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list