hilfsbedürftigen

[ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“hilfsbedürftigen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,873 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,873
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfsbedürftig

Key facts for hilfsbedürftigen
PropertyValue
Headwordhilfsbedürftigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]
Letters16
Frequency rank#58,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hilfsbedürftigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hilfsbedürftigen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hilfsbedürftigen is uncommon German at frequency #58,873 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hilfsbedürftigen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hilfsbedürftigen, spelled H-I-L-F-S-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "hilfsbedürftigen"?
"hilfsbedürftigen" is spelled H-I-L-F-S-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩].
What does "hilfsbedürftigen" mean?
As an adjective, "hilfsbedürftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hilfsbedürftig
How do you pronounce "hilfsbedürftigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hilfsbedürftigen" is [ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hilfsbedürftigen" come from?
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Using “hilfsbedürftigen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-L-F-S-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɪlfsbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list