Hilfe
German, noun/ˈhɪlfə/
Hilfe is spelled H-I-L-F-E (5 letters) and appears 174 times per million words in written German, the 492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hilfe is a German feminine noun meaning “the act of helping, assistance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aktive Unterstützung”.
What does Hilfe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of helping, assistance
Erste Hilfe
- 2
femininea thing or person that helps
Schwimmhilfe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aktive Unterstützung 2. finanzielle Hilfe, Unterstützung durch Geldmittel 3. Hilfsmittel, um eine beeinträchtigte oder verlorene Funktion des Körpers ausführen zu können 4. Hilfskraft, Person, die hilfreich tätig ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hilfe
- Hilfen plural
- Hülfe alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hilfe?
- /ˈhɪlfə/
- [ˈhɪlfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hilfe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hilfe in German?
Hilfe appears 174 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).