heilfroh

[ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː]/ adj

The verdict

“heilfroh” is uncommon German (frequency #52,924 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,924
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erleichtert, dass eine unangenehme Geschichte ein positives Ende gefunden hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-heilfroh · heilfroh · German

heilfroh · rank #52,924 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,924
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heerscharen

Nearest frequency peer: Heerscharen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „heilfroh“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „heilfroh“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heilfroh
PropertyValue
Headwordheilfroh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heilfroh“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).heilfrohfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heerscharen“ (#52,923), „helau“ (#52,926), „Hausmüll“ (#52,921). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heilfroh“ bei #52,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heilfroh is uncommon German at frequency #52,924 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erleichtert, dass eine unangenehme Geschichte ein positives Ende gefunden hat".

heilfroh doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 heilfroh, spelled H-E-I-L-F-R-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    erleichtert, dass eine unangenehme Geschichte ein positives Ende gefunden hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die abendlichen Wanderungen hatten mir einen ordentlichen Muskelkater beschert, und so war ich heilfroh, dass ich zu meinem Abendessen mit Ton nicht auch noch radeln musste.“
  2. „Zuvor hatte Schülersprecherin Lina Vogl („Wir sind heilfroh, dass wir die Prüfungen hinter uns haben“) den Lehrern und den Eltern für ihre Geduld gedankt.“

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 "heilfroh"?
"heilfroh" is spelled H-E-I-L-F-R-O-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː].
What does "heilfroh" mean?
As an adjective, "heilfroh" means: erleichtert, dass eine unangenehme Geschichte ein positives Ende gefunden hat
How do you pronounce "heilfroh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heilfroh" is [ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heilfroh" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list