hochhelfen
[ˈhoːxˌhɛlfn̩]
The verdict
“hochhelfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem, der auf dem Boden sitzt oder liegt, beim Aufstehen unterstützen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochhelfen · hochhelfen · German
hochhelfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochhelfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌhɛlfn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochhelfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochhelfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌhɛlfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hochhelfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hochhelfen, spelled H-O-C-H-H-E-L-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem, der auf dem Boden sitzt oder liegt, beim Aufstehen unterstützen
- 2jemanden dabei unterstützen, eine Erhöhung (Treppe, Hügel oder Ähnliches) zu überwinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochhelfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie streckte Tante Paula einen Arm entgegen und ließ sich hochhelfen.“
„Doch dieses Mal ignorierte er ihn und ließ sich vom Sanitäter hochhelfen.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.