Held

[hɛlt]

/[hɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Held” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,618
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-held · Held · German

Held · rank #4,618 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,618
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hassen

Nearest frequency peer: hassen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Held“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Held“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Held vs hl
25% similar
Held vs her
25% similar
Held vs hey
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Held
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,618
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Held“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heldliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hassen“ (#4,617), „Hütte“ (#4,619), „Halbzeit“ (#4,616). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Held“ bei #4,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Held (IPA [hɛlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,618 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Held, with forms such as "ehld", "hedl", and "heldd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hl", "her", "hey", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Held, spelled H-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt
  2. 2
    Hauptperson einer Geschichte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Held rettete seine Frau und Kinder aus dem brennenden Haus.
  2. „Unglücklich das Land, das keine Helden hat!“ […] „Nein. Unglücklich das Land, das Helden nötig hat.“

Synonyms

HeroeHerosHauptpersonProtagonist

Antonyms

AngsthaseAntiheldDrückebergerFeiglingGegenheldMaulheldPantoffelheldRandfigur

This word in other languages

hero(English)héroe(Español)héros(Français)herói(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehld
  • hedl
  • heldd
  • helld
  • hheld
  • hled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Held - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehld2hedl2heldd1helld1hheld1hled2
Edit distance from "Held"

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 "Held"?
"Held" is spelled H-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛlt].
What does "Held" mean?
As a noun, "Held" means: jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt
What words are commonly confused with "Held"?
"Held" is commonly confused with "hl", "her", "hey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Held"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Held" is [hɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Held" come from?
"Held" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jens#4,625Just#4,627käme#4,629Lord#4,632

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Platte6 variantswarf6 variantsRegie6 variantsPech6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list