hilfreichen

[ˈhɪlfʁaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈhɪlfʁaɪ̯çn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“hilfreichen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,409 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,409
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-hilfreichen · hilfreichen · German

hilfreichen · rank #51,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,409
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hilfestellung…

Nearest frequency peer: Hilfestellungen (-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 „hilfreichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hilfreichen
PropertyValue
Headwordhilfreichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɪlfʁaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hilfreichen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hilfestellungen“ (#51,408), „himself“ (#51,410), „hingekommen“ (#51,411). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hilfreichen“ bei #51,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hilfreichen is uncommon German at frequency #51,409 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪlfʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

hilfreichen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hilfreichen, spelled H-I-L-F-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich

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 "hilfreichen"?
"hilfreichen" is spelled H-I-L-F-R-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪlfʁaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "hilfreichen" mean?
As an adjective, "hilfreichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfreich
How do you pronounce "hilfreichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hilfreichen" is [ˈhɪlfʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hilfreichen" come from?
"hilfreichen" 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 "hilfreichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hingekommen#51,411hinzuziehen#51,413hundertsten#51,421Hauptgewinn#51,393

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list