Huld

[hʊlt]

/[hʊlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Huld” is uncommon German (frequency #97,159 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,159
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geneigtheit, Wohlwollen, Wohlgesinntheit des Herrn gegenüber dem Untergebenen

Corpus desk

Index DE-huld · Huld · German

Huld · rank #97,159 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,159
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hortensien

Nearest frequency peer: Hortensien (-2 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 „Huld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Huld
PropertyValue
HeadwordHuld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hʊlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#97,159
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Huld“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Huldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hortensien“ (#97,157), „hundertste“ (#97,161), „Hungary“ (#97,162). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Huld“ bei #97,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Huld is uncommon German at frequency #97,159 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hʊlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geneigtheit, Wohlwollen, Wohlgesinntheit des Herrn gegenüber dem Untergebenen".

Huld has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Huld, spelled H-U-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geneigtheit, Wohlwollen, Wohlgesinntheit des Herrn gegenüber dem Untergebenen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Psalm 23: "Der Herr ist mein Hirte" heißt es: "Ich fürchte kein Unheil, denn Du bist bei mir"… und dann gewissermaßen als Folge dieses Vertrauens: "Lauter Güte und Huld werden mir folgen mein Leben lang!"
  2. „Das Mädchen war sehr hübsch, und wenn ich auch nicht gerade in sie verliebt war, so wünschte ich doch, mit ihrer Huld beglückt zu werden.“

Synonyms

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 "Huld"?
"Huld" is spelled H-U-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [hʊlt].
What does "Huld" mean?
As a noun, "Huld" means: Geneigtheit, Wohlwollen, Wohlgesinntheit des Herrn gegenüber dem Untergebenen
How do you pronounce "Huld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Huld" is [hʊlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Huld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list