hielte

/[ˈhiːltə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,683

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

hielte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs halten Pronounced [ˈhiːltə]. Often confused with Hilfe and holte.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hielte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hielte is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhiːltə]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,683 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for hielte, with forms such as "heilte", "hhielte", and "hielet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Hilfe", "holte", "hilde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hielte, spelled H-I-E-L-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hielte

Misspelling Variants of "hielte"

heilte6hhielte7hielet6hiellte7hieltte7hietle6hilete6ihelte6
Misspelling Variants of "hielte"

Frequency rank: #44,683 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.