Gehhilfe
[ˈɡeːˌhɪlfə]
The verdict
“Gehhilfe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - orthopädisches Gerät zur Verbesserung der Gehfähigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-gehhilfe · Gehhilfe · German
Gehhilfe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gehhilfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːˌhɪlfə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gehhilfe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gehhilfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːˌhɪlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "orthopädisches Gerät zur Verbesserung der Gehfähigkeit".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gehhilfe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Gehhilfe, spelled G-E-H-H-I-L-F-E.
Definition
- 1orthopädisches Gerät zur Verbesserung der Gehfähigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gehhilfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach der Operation war er lange Zeit auf eine Gehhilfe angewiesen.
„Für mich jedoch, der erst kürzlich seine medizinisch notwendigen Gehhilfen in die Ecke stellen konnte, ist der an diesem Sonntagvormittag erworbene Ebenholzstock mehr als nur ein modisches Accessoire, sondern eine elegante Zwischenlösung auf dem Weg zur vollständigen Bewegungsfreiheit.“
This word in other languages
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.