Hellseher
[ˈhɛlˌzeːɐ]
The verdict
“Hellseher” is uncommon German (frequency #50,550 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,550
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (männliche) Person, die Dinge wahrnehmen kann, die für die Sinne zeitlich oder räumlich zu weit entfernt sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-hellseher · Hellseher · German
Hellseher · rank #50,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,550
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Hektoliter
Nearest frequency peer: Hektoliter (-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 “Hellseher”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- heads
heads
49,455 corpus weight
- Heimatverei…
Heimatvereins
49,453 corpus weight
- Hektoliter
Hektoliter
49,452 corpus weight
- Hellseher
Hellseher
49,451 corpus weight
- Henschel
Henschel
49,450 corpus weight
- herausgeholt
herausgeholt
49,448 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hellseher” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hellseher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛlˌzeːɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hellseher” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hellseher is uncommon German at frequency #50,550 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛlˌzeːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche) Person, die Dinge wahrnehmen kann, die für die Sinne zeitlich oder räumlich zu weit entfernt sind".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hellseher, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hellseher, spelled H-E-L-L-S-E-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche) Person, die Dinge wahrnehmen kann, die für die Sinne zeitlich oder räumlich zu weit entfernt sind
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hellseher", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.