heilen

\haɪ̯lən\

/\haɪ̯lən\/ verb

The verdict

“heilen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitif Guérir, soigner quelqu'un pour le rendre sain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heilen · heilen · French

heilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for heilen
PropertyValue
Headwordheilen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\haɪ̯lən\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « heilen » en français

heilenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heilen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \haɪ̯lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for heilen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 French form is heilen, spelled H-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitif Guérir, soigner quelqu'un pour le rendre sain.
  2. 2
    intransitif Guérir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Ärzte konnten sie vollständig heilen.
  2. Wer vom Krebs geheilt ist, muss ab Juni in Spanien die Krebserkrankung nicht mehr angeben. Das Recht auf Vergessen setzt Madrid per Verbrauchergesetz um.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heilen"?
"heilen" is spelled H-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \haɪ̯lən\.
What does "heilen" mean?
As a verb, "heilen" means: transitif Guérir, soigner quelqu'un pour le rendre sain.
How do you pronounce "heilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heilen" is \haɪ̯lən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heilen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list