hielte

[ˈhiːltə]

/[ˈhiːltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hielte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,683
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hielte · hielte · German

hielte · rank #44,683 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,683
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hervorhebung

Nearest frequency peer: Hervorhebung (-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 „hielte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hielte“ 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).

hielte vs Hilfe
50% similar
hielte vs holte
67% similar
hielte vs hilde
67% similar

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

Key facts for hielte
PropertyValue
Headwordhielte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhiːltə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,683
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hielte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hielteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hervorhebung“ (#44,682), „Hieroglyphen“ (#44,684), „herrichten“ (#44,680). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hielte“ bei #44,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hielte (IPA [ˈhiːltə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,683 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hielte, with forms such as "heilte", "hhielte", and "hielet". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Hilfe", "holte", "hilde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 hielte, spelled H-I-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs halten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs halten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heilte
  • hhielte
  • hielet
  • hiellte
  • hieltte
  • hietle
  • hilete
  • ihelte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hielte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

heilte2hhielte1hielet2hiellte1hieltte1hietle2hilete2ihelte2
Edit distance from "hielte"

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 "hielte"?
"hielte" is spelled H-I-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhiːltə].
What does "hielte" mean?
As a verb, "hielte" means: 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs halten
What words are commonly confused with "hielte"?
"hielte" is commonly confused with "Hilfe", "holte", "hilde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hielte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hielte" is [ˈhiːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hielte" come from?
"hielte" 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 "hielte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hasser#44,673Harrys#44,671Gärung#44,660Glasur#44,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Genese8 variantsJudoka8 variantsMelina8 variantsEpilog8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list