abhelfen
German, verb/ˈapˌhɛlfn̩/
abhelfen is a German verb meaning “to remedy, to respond to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen Missstand oder einen Mangel beseitigen”.
What does abhelfen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to remedy, to respond to
Hilft die Behörde Ihrem Einspruch nicht ab, wird die Sache über die Staatsanwaltschaft dem Amtsgericht vorgelegt.
- 2
to help down
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen Missstand oder einen Mangel beseitigen 2. jemandem dabei assistieren von einem höheren Ort herunter zu gelangen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abhelfen
- hilft ab present singular third-person
- half ab past
- abgeholfen participle past
- hülfe ab past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- abhelfend participle present
- abzuhelfen infinitive infinitive-zu
- helfe ab first-person indicative present
- helfen ab first-person indicative plural
- hilfst ab indicative present second-person
- helft ab indicative plural present
- helfest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- helfet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- halfen ab first-person indicative plural
- hülfen ab first-person formal plural
- halfst ab indicative preterite second-person
- halft ab indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abhelfen?
- /ˈapˌhɛlfn̩/
- [ˈapˌhɛlfn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abhelfen in German?
abhelfen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).