Hilfssprache
German, noun/ˈhɪlfsˌʃpʁaːxə/
Hilfssprache is spelled H-I-L-F-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written German, the 602,508th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hilfssprache is a German feminine noun meaning “auxiliary language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Sprache, die als Behelf für das Minimum an notwendiger Kommunikation dient”.
What does Hilfssprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineauxiliary language
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Sprache, die als Behelf für das Minimum an notwendiger Kommunikation dient 2. Welthilfssprache
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 Hilfssprache
- Hilfssprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hilfssprache?
- /ˈhɪlfsˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ˈhɪlfsˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hilfssprache in German?
Hilfssprache appears about once in every 91 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).