Which to use
“hilfst” and “hilft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,913
- “hilfst” frequency rank
- #994
- “hilft” frequency rank
- 27907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hilfst | hilft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs helfen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs helfen |
Where the eye mixes hilfst and hilft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hilfst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against hilft's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hilfst with hilft
A purely visual mix-up. hilfst ([hɪlfst]) and hilft ([hɪlft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hilfst is recorded at frequency rank #26,913, classified as averb, pronounced [hɪlfst]. hilft is at rank #994, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪlft].
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 27907, this pair ranks #1,793,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hilfst vs hilft
Shared letters: fhilt. Private to "hilfst": s. Private to "hilft": -.
"hilfst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "hilft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hilfst" and "hilft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hilfst" or "hilft"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hilfst" and "hilft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hilfst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hilft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hilfst" and "hilft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hilfst vs hoffst". 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 #1,793,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.