Hilferufe

[ˈhɪlfəˌʁuːfə]

/[ˈhɪlfəˌʁuːfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hilferufe” is uncommon German (frequency #66,319 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,319
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hilferuf

Corpus desk

Index DE-hilferufe · Hilferufe · German

Hilferufe · rank #66,319 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,319
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heusenstamm

Nearest frequency peer: Heusenstamm (-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 „Hilferufe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hilferufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHilferufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪlfəˌʁuːfə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hilferufe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hilferufefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heusenstamm“ (#66,318), „hilfsbereite“ (#66,320), „Herzensangelegenheit“ (#66,317). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hilferufe“ bei #66,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hilferufe is uncommon German at frequency #66,319 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪlfəˌʁuːfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hilferufe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hilferufe, spelled H-I-L-F-E-R-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hilferuf
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hilferuf
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hilferuf
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hilferuf

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 "Hilferufe"?
"Hilferufe" is spelled H-I-L-F-E-R-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪlfəˌʁuːfə].
What does "Hilferufe" mean?
As a noun, "Hilferufe" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hilferuf
How do you pronounce "Hilferufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hilferufe" is [ˈhɪlfəˌʁuːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hilferufe" come from?
"Hilferufe" 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 "Hilferufe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hodensack#66,326helfenden#66,308heimatlos#66,304Häretiker#66,338

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list