hellgrün

[ˈhɛlɡʁyːn]

/[ˈhɛlɡʁyːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“hellgrün” is uncommon German (frequency #55,403 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,403
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem hellen Grün

Corpus desk

Index DE-hellgrun · hellgrün · German

hellgrün · rank #55,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,403
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heizungsanlage

Nearest frequency peer: Heizungsanlage (-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 „hellgrün“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hellgrün
PropertyValue
Headwordhellgrün
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛlɡʁyːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hellgrün“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hellgrünfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heizungsanlage“ (#55,402), „Herbstes“ (#55,404), „Heimbach“ (#55,401). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hellgrün“ bei #55,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hellgrün is uncommon German at frequency #55,403 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛlɡʁyːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem hellen Grün".

Zero misspellings are on record for hellgrün in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 hellgrün, spelled H-E-L-L-G-R-Ü-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem hellen Grün

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er hatte den Zaun hellgrün gestrichen.

Antonyms

dunkelgrün

This word in other languages

verde claro(Español)

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 "hellgrün"?
"hellgrün" is spelled H-E-L-L-G-R-Ü-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛlɡʁyːn].
What does "hellgrün" mean?
As an adjective, "hellgrün" means: in einem hellen Grün
How do you pronounce "hellgrün"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hellgrün" is [ˈhɛlɡʁyːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hellgrün" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herbstes#55,404Heimbach#55,401Heidenau#55,399Hauskauf#55,396

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list