hello

[həˈləʊ]

/[həˈləʊ]/ phrase

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The verdict

“hello” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,324
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hallo

Corpus desk

Index DE-hello · hello · German

hello · rank #17,324 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,324
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heiter

Nearest frequency peer: heiter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hello“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hello“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hello vs Helm
40% similar
hello vs help
60% similar
hello vs Hero
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hello
PropertyValue
Headwordhello
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[həˈləʊ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,324
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hello“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.helloliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heiter“ (#17,323), „hervorgerufen“ (#17,325), „Heidenheim“ (#17,322). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hello“ bei #17,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around hello (IPA [həˈləʊ]), aphrase. Corpus frequency is #17,324 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hallo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hello, with forms such as "ehllo", "helo", and "helol". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Helm", "help", "Hero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 hello, spelled H-E-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    hallo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hello, I'm Mr. Sullivan, your new English teacher.

Antonyms

goodbyebye

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehllo
  • helo
  • helol
  • hhello
  • hlelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hello - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehllo2helo1helol2hhello1hlelo2
Edit distance from "hello"

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 "hello"?
"hello" is spelled H-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [həˈləʊ].
What does "hello" mean?
As a phrase, "hello" means: hallo
What words are commonly confused with "hello"?
"hello" is commonly confused with "Helm", "help", "Hero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hello" is [həˈləʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hello" come from?
"hello" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inner#17,331kitty#17,340Genua#17,302Eifer#17,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

goes5 variantsfies5 variantssteig5 variantstäte5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list