Helmes

[ˈhɛlməs]

/[ˈhɛlməs]/ noun

The verdict

“Helmes” is uncommon German (frequency #51,403 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,403
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Helm

Corpus desk

Index DE-helmes · Helmes · German

Helmes · rank #51,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,403
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hermsdorf

Nearest frequency peer: Hermsdorf (+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 „Helmes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Helmes
PropertyValue
HeadwordHelmes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛlməs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Helmes“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Helmesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hermsdorf“ (#51,404), „heiteres“ (#51,401), „Herzfeld“ (#51,405). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Helmes“ bei #51,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Helmes is uncommon German at frequency #51,403 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛlməs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Helm".

Zero misspellings are on record for Helmes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Helmes, spelled H-E-L-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Helm

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 "Helmes"?
"Helmes" is spelled H-E-L-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛlməs].
What does "Helmes" mean?
As a noun, "Helmes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Helm
How do you pronounce "Helmes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Helmes" is [ˈhɛlməs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Helmes" come from?
"Helmes" 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 "Helmes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list