Hilfeschrei
[ˈhɪlfəˌʃʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Hilfeschrei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lauter Ruf nach Hilfe aus einer Notsituation
Corpus desk
Index DE-hilfeschrei · Hilfeschrei · German
Hilfeschrei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hilfeschrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪlfəˌʃʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hilfeschrei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hilfeschrei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪlfəˌʃʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lauter Ruf nach Hilfe aus einer Notsituation".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hilfeschrei in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hilfeschrei, spelled H-I-L-F-E-S-C-H-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1lauter Ruf nach Hilfe aus einer Notsituation
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hilfeschrei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie hatten sein Rauchsignal nicht gesehen und seinen Hilfeschrei nicht gehört.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.