# Heidelberg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhaɪdəlbɜːɡ/ · frequency rank #23,560

## Definitions
1. A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg.
2. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From German Heidelberg, from an uncertain word and Berg (“mountain”).

## Easily confused with
- **Heisenberg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heidelberg-vs-heisenberg)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ehidelberg`, `hedielberg`, `heiddelberg`, `heideblerg`, `heidelbberg`, `heidelbegr`, `heidelbergg`, `heidelberrg`, `heidelbreg`, `heidelebrg`, `heidellberg`, `heidleberg`, `heiedlberg`, `hheidelberg`, `hiedelberg`

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