Höllenfeuer

[ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Höllenfeuer” is uncommon German (frequency #79,310 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,310
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feuer der Hölle

Corpus desk

Index DE-hollenfeuer · Höllenfeuer · German

Höllenfeuer · rank #79,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,310
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH häufigem

Nearest frequency peer: häufigem (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Höllenfeuer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Höllenfeuer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Höllenfeuer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHöllenfeuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Höllenfeuer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Höllenfeuerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „häufigem“ (#79,309), „hölzerner“ (#79,311), „Hörspielen“ (#79,312). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Höllenfeuer“ bei #79,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Höllenfeuer is uncommon German at frequency #79,310 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feuer der Hölle".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Höllenfeuer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Höllenfeuer, spelled H-Ö-L-L-E-N-F-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feuer der Hölle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Höllenfeuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er wird Gog und Magog um sich scharen, zwei Völker von den Enden der Erde; der Messias wird erneut erscheinen, und nach einem fürchterlichen Endkampf, dem Armageddon, werden Satan und alle, die ihm gefolgt sind, vom ewigen Höllenfeuer verschlungen werden.“
  2. „Das Ächzen der Türen, das Rauschen der vom Sturm geschüttelten Bäume und das Heulen des Windes klangen für die Dorfbewohner wie die Flüche vor langer Zeit verstorbener Sünder, die von der zermürbenden Ungewissheit der Vorhölle oder dem Schmoren im endlosen Höllenfeuer gequält wurden.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Höllenfeuer"?
"Höllenfeuer" is spelled H-Ö-L-L-E-N-F-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Höllenfeuer" mean?
As a noun, "Höllenfeuer" means: Feuer der Hölle
How do you pronounce "Höllenfeuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Höllenfeuer" is [ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Höllenfeuer" come from?
"Höllenfeuer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list