helfenden

[ˈhɛlfn̩dən]

/[ˈhɛlfn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“helfenden” is uncommon German (frequency #66,308 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,308
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend

Corpus desk

Index DE-helfenden · helfenden · German

helfenden · rank #66,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,308
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heiterer

Nearest frequency peer: heiterer (-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 „helfenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for helfenden
PropertyValue
Headwordhelfenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛlfn̩dən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,308
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „helfenden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „heiterer“ (#66,307), „hem“ (#66,309), „Heimsuchung“ (#66,305). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „helfenden“ bei #66,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

helfenden is uncommon German at frequency #66,308 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛlfn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for helfenden in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 helfenden, spelled H-E-L-F-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend

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 "helfenden"?
"helfenden" is spelled H-E-L-F-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛlfn̩dən].
What does "helfenden" mean?
As an adjective, "helfenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs helfend
How do you pronounce "helfenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "helfenden" is [ˈhɛlfn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "helfenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list