# help vs hilf

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### help
*noun · IPA [hɛlp] · frequency rank #12,732*
Hilfe

### hilf
*verb · IPA [hɪlf] · frequency rank #10,298*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs helfen

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