# Helden vs hellen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Helden
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛldn̩] · frequency rank #3,259*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Held

### hellen
*verb · IPA [ˈhɛlən] · frequency rank #9,215*
erhellen, heller werden

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/helden-vs-hellen