Haushaltshilfe
[ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡sˌhɪlfə]
The verdict
“Haushaltshilfe” is uncommon German (frequency #57,936 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,936
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die zur Unterstützung bei der Hausarbeit (nach Bedarf, stunden-/tageweise) beschäftigt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haushaltshilfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡sˌhɪlfə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #57,936 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Haushaltshilfe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Haushaltshilfe is uncommon German at frequency #57,936 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡sˌhɪlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Haushaltshilfe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Haushaltshilfe, spelled H-A-U-S-H-A-L-T-S-H-I-L-F-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die zur Unterstützung bei der Hausarbeit (nach Bedarf, stunden-/tageweise) beschäftigt wird
- 2Kostenerstattung für eine Haushaltshilfe^([1]), die von der Kranken- oder Pflegeversicherung erbracht wird, wenn aus bestimmten Gründen die Führung des Haushalts (vorübergehend) nicht mehr möglich ist (Krankheit, Schwangerschaft und anderes)
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Haushaltshilfe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S-H-A-L-T-S-H-I-L-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡sˌhɪlfə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.