Which to use
“Gehilfe” is a noun and “geholfen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,637
- “Gehilfe” frequency rank
- #2,765
- “geholfen” frequency rank
- 47402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehilfe | geholfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die „eine Gehilfenprüfung bestanden hat“ | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs helfen |
Where the eye mixes Gehilfe and geholfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gehilfe runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against geholfen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gehilfe and geholfen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehilfe is [ɡəˈhɪlfə] while geholfen is [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehilfe is recorded at frequency rank #44,637, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɪlfə]. geholfen is at rank #2,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47402, this pair ranks #1,285,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gehilfe vs geholfen
Shared letters: efghl. Private to "Gehilfe": i. Private to "geholfen": no.
"Gehilfe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "geholfen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gehilfe" and "geholfen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gehilfe" or "geholfen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehilfe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geholfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,285,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehilfe" and "geholfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehilfe vs Gehölze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,285,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.