Held
German, noun/hɛlt/
Held is spelled H-E-L-D (4 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,608th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Held is a German masculine noun meaning “hero” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem…”.
What does Held mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehero
- 2
masculineprotagonist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt 2. Hauptperson einer Geschichte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Held
- Helden genitive
- Heldin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Held?
- /hɛlt/
- [hɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Held
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Held in German?
Held appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).