hellste

[ˈhɛlstə]

/[ˈhɛlstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“hellste” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,387
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle

Corpus desk

Index DE-hellste · hellste · German

hellste · rank #36,387 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,387
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hellbraun

Nearest frequency peer: hellbraun (-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 „hellste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hellste“ 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).

hellste vs Hengste
57% similar
hellste vs hellsten
88% similar
hellste vs helle
71% similar

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

Key facts for hellste
PropertyValue
Headwordhellste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛlstə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,387
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hellste“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hellsteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hellbraun“ (#36,386), „herausragendes“ (#36,388), „heiteren“ (#36,385). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hellste“ bei #36,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hellste (IPA [ˈhɛlstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,387 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hellste, with forms such as "ehllste", "hellset", and "hellsste". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Hengste", "hellsten", "helle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 hellste, spelled H-E-L-L-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehllste
  • hellset
  • hellsste
  • hellstte
  • helltse
  • helslte
  • helste
  • hhellste
  • hlelste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hellste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehllste2hellset2hellsste1hellstte1helltse2helslte2helste1hhellste1
Edit distance from "hellste"

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 "hellste"?
"hellste" is spelled H-E-L-L-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛlstə].
What does "hellste" mean?
As an adjective, "hellste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs helle
What words are commonly confused with "hellste"?
"hellste" is commonly confused with "Hengste", "hellsten", "helle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hellste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hellste" is [ˈhɛlstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hellste" come from?
"hellste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glichen#36,369Hummeln#36,407Ghettos#36,366gehemmt#36,350

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Hangar9 variantsHindus9 variantsGérard9 variantsGlarus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list