# hells vs hellste

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hells
*noun · IPA [hɛlz] · frequency rank #34,160*
Plural des Substantivs hell

### hellste
*adjective · IPA [ˈhɛlstə] · frequency rank #36,387*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hells-vs-hellste
