hülfe

[ˈhʏlfə]

/[ˈhʏlfə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hülfe” is uncommon German (frequency #85,386 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,386
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hulfe · hülfe · German

hülfe · rank #85,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,386
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hühnerfleisch

Nearest frequency peer: Hühnerfleisch (-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 „hülfe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hülfe
PropertyValue
Headwordhülfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhʏlfə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hülfe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hühnerfleisch“ (#85,385), „Hütteldorf“ (#85,387), „IBF“ (#85,388). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hülfe“ bei #85,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hülfe is uncommon German at frequency #85,386 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhʏlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hülfe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hülfe, spelled H-Ü-L-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen

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 "hülfe"?
"hülfe" is spelled H-Ü-L-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʏlfə].
What does "hülfe" mean?
As a verb, "hülfe" means: 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen
How do you pronounce "hülfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hülfe" is [ˈhʏlfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hülfe" come from?
"hülfe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jause#85,413Karos#85,430Kinds#85,442grupp#85,329

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list