Gehilfen

Name: Gehilfen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈhɪlfn̩]

/[ɡəˈhɪlfn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Gehilfen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,959
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehilfe

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehilfen · Gehilfen · German

Gehilfen · rank #39,959 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,959
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH geklatscht

Nearest frequency peer: geklatscht (+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.

gefielen

60,045
Gegenmittel

60,044
Gehilfen

60,042
geklatscht

60,041
gelegten

60,040
Generalstre…

60,039

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Gehilfen vs geilen

63% similar

Gehilfen vs geholfen

75% similar

Gehilfen vs Gehilfe

88% similar

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

Key facts for Gehilfen
Property	Value
Headword	Gehilfen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɡəˈhɪlfn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#39,959
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gehilfen“

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

#39,959

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geklatscht“ (#39,960), „Gegenmittel“ (#39,957), „gelegten“ (#39,961). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gehilfen“ bei #39,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gehilfen (IPA [ɡəˈhɪlfn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,959 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gehilfen, with forms such as "eghilfen", "gehhilfen", and "gehiflen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "geilen", "geholfen", "Gehilfe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gehilfen, spelled G-E-H-I-L-F-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehilfe
2
Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehilfe
3
Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Gehilfe
4
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gehilfe
5
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gehilfe
6
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gehilfe
7
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gehilfe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eghilfen
gehhilfen
gehiflen
gehilefn
gehilfenn
gehilffen
gehilfne
gehillfen
gehlifen
geihlfen
ggehilfen
gheilfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gehilfen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Gehilfen"

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 "Gehilfen"?

"Gehilfen" is spelled G-E-H-I-L-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɪlfn̩].

What does "Gehilfen" mean?

As a noun, "Gehilfen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehilfe

What words are commonly confused with "Gehilfen"?

"Gehilfen" is commonly confused with "geilen", "geholfen", "Gehilfe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Gehilfen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gehilfen" is [ɡəˈhɪlfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Gehilfen" come from?

"Gehilfen" 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 "Gehilfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelegten#39,961 gefielen#39,956 geniales#39,963 Gaspedal#39,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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