# heil

> English word · Verb · IPA /haɪl/ · frequency rank #38,882

## Definitions
1. To greet with a Sieg Heil.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Heil. Doublet of whole, hail, and hale.

## Easily confused with
- **hi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hi)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-his)
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-her)
- **him** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-him)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hit)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hey)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hip)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hiv)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hes)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hid)
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hen)
- **hem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hem)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hui)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-het)
- **Hel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hel)
- **hoi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hoi)
- **hep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hep)
- **hin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hin)
- **hew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hew)
- **Hsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hsi)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ehil`, `heill`, `hheil`, `hiel`

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