Hilfskräfte

[ˈhɪlfsˌkʁɛftə]

/[ˈhɪlfsˌkʁɛftə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hilfskräfte” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,895
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hilfskraft

Corpus desk

Index DE-hilfskrafte · Hilfskräfte · German

Hilfskräfte · rank #41,895 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,895
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hilflosen

Nearest frequency peer: hilflosen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hilfskräfte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hilfskräfte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hilfskräfte vs Hilfskraft
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hilfskräfte
PropertyValue
HeadwordHilfskräfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪlfsˌkʁɛftə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#41,895
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hilfskräfte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hilfskräfteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hilflosen“ (#41,894), „Hippe“ (#41,897), „Herkunftsländer“ (#41,892). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hilfskräfte“ bei #41,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Hilfskräfte (IPA [ˈhɪlfsˌkʁɛftə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,895 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hilfskräfte, with forms such as "hhilfskräfte", "hiflskräfte", and "hilffskräfte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hilfskraft", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hilfskräfte, spelled H-I-L-F-S-K-R-Ä-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hilfskraft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hilfskraft
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hilfskraft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhilfskräfte
  • hiflskräfte
  • hilffskräfte
  • hilfksräfte
  • hilfskkräfte
  • hilfskrfäte
  • hilfskrräfte
  • hilfskräfet
  • hilfskräffte
  • hilfskräftte
  • hilfskrätfe
  • hilfskärfte
  • hilfsrkäfte
  • hilfsskräfte
  • hillfskräfte
  • hilsfkräfte
  • hlifskräfte
  • ihlfskräfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hilfskräfte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhilfskräfte1hiflskräfte2hilffskräfte1hilfksräfte2hilfskkräfte1hilfskrfäte2hilfskrräfte1hilfskräfet2
Edit distance from "Hilfskräfte"

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 "Hilfskräfte"?
"Hilfskräfte" is spelled H-I-L-F-S-K-R-Ä-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪlfsˌkʁɛftə].
What does "Hilfskräfte" mean?
As a noun, "Hilfskräfte" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hilfskraft
What words are commonly confused with "Hilfskräfte"?
"Hilfskräfte" is commonly confused with "Hilfskraft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hilfskräfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hilfskräfte" is [ˈhɪlfsˌkʁɛftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hilfskräfte" come from?
"Hilfskräfte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hilfskräfte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Holzschnitt#41,902Inhaftierte#41,917Grenzgänger#41,865gestreiften#41,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

heranzukommen18 variantsindependence18 variantsgesteigerten18 variantskonstituiert18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list