Helligkeit
German, noun/ˈhɛlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Helligkeit is spelled H-E-L-L-I-G-K-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Helligkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “brightness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorhandensein von Licht”.
What does Helligkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrightness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorhandensein von Licht 2. Stärke des Lichts
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 Helligkeit
- Helligkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Helligkeit?
- /ˈhɛlɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈhɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈhɛlɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Helligkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Helligkeit in German?
Helligkeit appears 4.0 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).