hellgelb
[ˈhɛlɡɛlp]
The verdict
“hellgelb” is uncommon German (frequency #69,345 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,345
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem hellen Gelb
Corpus desk
Index DE-hellgelb · hellgelb · German
hellgelb · rank #69,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,345
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Heimaturlaub
Nearest frequency peer: Heimaturlaub (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hellgelb”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- heilenden
heilenden
30,659 corpus weight
- Heilerin
Heilerin
30,658 corpus weight
- Heimaturlaub
Heimaturlaub
30,657 corpus weight
- hellgelb
hellgelb
30,656 corpus weight
- hemmungslos…
hemmungslosen
30,655 corpus weight
- herabsetzen
herabsetzen
30,654 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hellgelb” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hellgelb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛlɡɛlp] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,345 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “hellgelb” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
hellgelb is uncommon German at frequency #69,345 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛlɡɛlp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem hellen Gelb".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hellgelb, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hellgelb, spelled H-E-L-L-G-E-L-B.
Definition
- 1in einem hellen Gelb
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hellgelb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Maler streichen die Wand hellgelb.
Antonyms
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.
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