Helvetica

[hɛlˈveːtɪka]

/[hɛlˈveːtɪka]/ noun

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The verdict

“Helvetica” is uncommon German (frequency #58,864 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,864
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-helvetica · Helvetica · German

Helvetica · rank #58,864 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,864
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heldinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Heldinnen (-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 „Helvetica“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Helvetica
PropertyValue
HeadwordHelvetica
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛlˈveːtɪka]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,864
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Helvetica“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heldinnen“ (#58,863), „Henssler“ (#58,865), „hektische“ (#58,862). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Helvetica“ bei #58,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Helvetica is uncommon German at frequency #58,864 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛlˈveːtɪka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "serifenlose Schriftart".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Helvetica in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Helvetica, spelled H-E-L-V-E-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    serifenlose Schriftart

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Die benutzte Schriftart ist Helvetica.‹“

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 "Helvetica"?
"Helvetica" is spelled H-E-L-V-E-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛlˈveːtɪka].
What does "Helvetica" mean?
As a noun, "Helvetica" means: serifenlose Schriftart
How do you pronounce "Helvetica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Helvetica" is [hɛlˈveːtɪka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Helvetica" come from?
"Helvetica" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heldinnen#58,863hektische#58,862herziehen#58,871Hartplatz#58,856

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list