behilflich
[bəˈhɪlflɪç]
The verdict
“behilflich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,645 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #16,645
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hilfe leistend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | behilflich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈhɪlflɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,645 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “behilflich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for behilflich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhɪlflɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,645 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hilfe leistend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for behilflich, with forms such as "bbehilflich", "behhilflich", and "behifllich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is behilflich, spelled B-E-H-I-L-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Hilfe leistend
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbehilflich,behhilflich,behifllich,behilfflich,behilfilch,behilflcih,behilflicch,behilflichh,behilflihc,behilfllich,behillfich,behillflich,behliflich,beihlflich,bheilflich,ebhilflich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of behilflich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “behilflich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-H-I-L-F-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈhɪlflɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.