geholfen

/[ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,765

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

geholfen is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs helfen Pronounced [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]. It ranks #2,765 in German word frequency. Often confused with golfen and gehören.

Key facts for geholfen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeholfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,765
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of geholfen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for geholfen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,765 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs helfen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for geholfen, with forms such as "egholfen", "gehholfen", and "gehlofen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "golfen", "gehören", "Gehölze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is geholfen, spelled G-E-H-O-L-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs helfen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egholfen,gehholfen,gehlofen,gehoflen,geholefn,geholfenn,geholffen,geholfne,gehollfen,geohlfen,ggeholfen,gheolfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for geholfen

Misspelling Variants of "geholfen"

egholfen8gehholfen9gehlofen8gehoflen8geholefn8geholfenn9geholffen9geholfne8
Misspelling Variants of "geholfen"

Frequency rank: #2,765 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geholfen"?
"geholfen" is spelled G-E-H-O-L-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩].
What does "geholfen" mean?
As a verb, "geholfen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs helfen
What words are commonly confused with "geholfen"?
"geholfen" is commonly confused with "golfen", "gehören", "Gehölze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geholfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geholfen" is [ɡəˈhɔlfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geholfen" come from?
"geholfen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.