Gehilfe

[ɡəˈhɪlfə]

/[ɡəˈhɪlfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gehilfe” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,637
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die „eine Gehilfenprüfung bestanden hat“

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehilfe · Gehilfe · German

Gehilfe · rank #44,637 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,637
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gekickt

Nearest frequency peer: gekickt (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gehilfe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gehilfe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gehilfe vs geile
57% similar
Gehilfe vs Gehirne
71% similar
Gehilfe vs Gehölze
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gehilfe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGehilfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhɪlfə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,637
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gehilfe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gehilfeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gekickt“ (#44,638), „gelieferte“ (#44,639), „gefächert“ (#44,634). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gehilfe“ bei #44,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gehilfe (IPA [ɡəˈhɪlfə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,637 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gehilfe, with forms such as "eghilfe", "gehhilfe", and "gehifle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "geile", "Gehirne", "Gehölze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gehilfe, spelled G-E-H-I-L-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die „eine Gehilfenprüfung bestanden hat“
  2. 2
    Person, die bei bestimmten Arbeiten als Hilfe mitwirkt
  3. 3
    Person, die bei einer Straftat unterstützend mitgewirkt hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gehilfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er arbeitet als Gehilfe in einer Kanzlei.
  2. Er hat bei Hausbau seines Bruders als Gehilfe mitgewirkt.

This word in other languages

assistant(English)ayudante(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghilfe
  • gehhilfe
  • gehifle
  • gehilef
  • gehilffe
  • gehillfe
  • gehlife
  • geihlfe
  • ggehilfe
  • gheilfe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gehilfe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eghilfe2gehhilfe1gehifle2gehilef2gehilffe1gehillfe1gehlife2geihlfe2
Edit distance from "Gehilfe"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gehilfe"?
"Gehilfe" is spelled G-E-H-I-L-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɪlfə].
What does "Gehilfe" mean?
As a noun, "Gehilfe" means: Person, die „eine Gehilfenprüfung bestanden hat“
What words are commonly confused with "Gehilfe"?
"Gehilfe" is commonly confused with "geile", "Gehirne", "Gehölze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gehilfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gehilfe" is [ɡəˈhɪlfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gehilfe" come from?
"Gehilfe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gehilfe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekickt#44,638gerodet#44,643Gangart#44,629glotzen#44,654

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fischt10 variantsHolzbau10 variantsEngpass10 variantsempören10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list