heilfroh
[ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː]
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
- Hauptgang
Hauptgang
47,081 corpus weight
- Hausmüll
Hausmüll
47,080 corpus weight
- Heerscharen
Heerscharen
47,078 corpus weight
- heilfroh
heilfroh
47,077 corpus weight
- helau
helau
47,075 corpus weight
- hellere
hellere
47,074 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „heilfroh“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heilfroh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯lˈfʁoː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,924 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heilfroh“ im Deutschen
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
- 1erleichtert, dass eine unangenehme Geschichte ein positives Ende gefunden hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heilfroh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.“
„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.
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