helgen
[hɛljən]
The verdict
“helgen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular bestimmte Form des Substantivs helg ^(→ sv)
Corpus desk
Index DE-helgen · helgen · German
helgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | helgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛljən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „helgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
helgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛljən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for helgen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 helgen, spelled H-E-L-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular bestimmte Form des Substantivs helg ^(→ sv)
- 2(„das Wochenende“)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.