helau
German, interjection/heˈlaʊ̯/
helau is spelled H-E-L-A-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Helau is a German interjection meaning “A greeting used during Carnival” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausruf und Gruß zu Karneval und Fasching”.
What does helau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
A greeting used during Carnival.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Ausruf und Gruß zu Karneval und Fasching
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce helau?
- /heˈlaʊ̯/
- [heˈlaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is helau in German?
helau appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).