Helix
German, noun[ˈheːlɪks]
Helix is spelled H-E-L-I-X (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Helix is a German feminine noun meaning “helix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kurve, die sich mit konstanter Steigung um den Mantel eines Zylinders windet”.
What does Helix mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehelix
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kurve, die sich mit konstanter Steigung um den Mantel eines Zylinders windet 2. Form der Anordnung von Information/Erbinformation einer DNA/RNA 3. wulstiger Rand der Ohrmuschel 4. Art innerhalb der Schnecken
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 Helix
- Helices nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Helix?
- [ˈheːlɪks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Helix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Helix in German?
Helix appears 1.0 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).