Hölle

/[ˈhœlə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,897

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Hölle is aGermannoun. It means: in vielen Religionen der Ort, an dem Menschen nach dem Tod ewig für ihre Sünden büßen müssen Pronounced [ˈhœlə]. It ranks #2,897 in German word frequency. Often confused with Holz and höre.

Key facts for Hölle
PropertyValue
HeadwordHölle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhœlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,897
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hölle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hölle is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhœlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,897 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hölle, with forms such as "hhölle", "hlöle", and "höle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Holz", "höre", "Hose", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hölle, spelled H-Ö-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in vielen Religionen der Ort, an dem Menschen nach dem Tod ewig für ihre Sünden büßen müssen
  2. 2
    Ort oder Zustand, der mit Angst, Schrecken und Qualen verbunden ist
  3. 3
    Raum, der etwas verbergen oder verhüllen soll (beispielsweise Abfallraum im Schneidertisch oder Raum zwischen Ofen und Wand [süddeutsch])

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhölle,hlöle,höle,hölel,öhlle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hölle

Misspelling Variants of "Hölle"

hhölle6hlöle5höle4hölel5öhlle5
Misspelling Variants of "Hölle"

Frequency rank: #2,897 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hölle"?
"Hölle" is spelled H-Ö-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhœlə].
What does "Hölle" mean?
As a noun, "Hölle" means: in vielen Religionen der Ort, an dem Menschen nach dem Tod ewig für ihre Sünden büßen müssen
What words are commonly confused with "Hölle"?
"Hölle" is commonly confused with "Holz", "höre", "Hose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hölle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hölle" is [ˈhœlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hölle" come from?
"Hölle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.