Erste Hilfe
[ˌeːɐ̯stə ˈhɪlfə]
The verdict
“Erste Hilfe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erste, bis zum Eintreffen professioneller Hilfe zu leistende Maßnahmen für verletzte oder akut von Krankheit bedrohte Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erste-hilfe · Erste Hilfe · German
Erste Hilfe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erste Hilfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌeːɐ̯stə ˈhɪlfə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erste Hilfe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erste Hilfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌeːɐ̯stə ˈhɪlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erste, bis zum Eintreffen professioneller Hilfe zu leistende Maßnahmen für verletzte oder akut von Krankheit bedrohte Menschen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erste Hilfe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erste Hilfe, spelled E-R-S-T-E- -H-I-L-F-E.
Definition
- 1erste, bis zum Eintreffen professioneller Hilfe zu leistende Maßnahmen für verletzte oder akut von Krankheit bedrohte Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erste Hilfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unterlassene Leistung von Erster Hilfe ist in Österreich strafbar.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.