Hilfsaktion
German, noun[ˈhɪlfsʔakˌt͡si̯oːn]
Hilfsaktion is spelled H-I-L-F-S-A-K-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hilfsaktion is a German feminine noun meaning “relief operation, relief action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unternehmung mit dem Ziel, jemandem zu helfen”.
What does Hilfsaktion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerelief operation, relief action
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unternehmung mit dem Ziel, jemandem zu helfen
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 Hilfsaktion
- Hilfsaktionen plural
- Hilfeaktion variant rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hilfsaktion?
- [ˈhɪlfsʔakˌt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hilfsaktion in German?
Hilfsaktion appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).