Katastrophenhilfe

[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌhɪlfə]

/[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌhɪlfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Katastrophenhilfe” is uncommon German (frequency #65,398 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,398
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterstützung nach einem schwerwiegenden Ereignis

Corpus desk

Index DE-katastrophenhilfe · Katastrophenhilfe · German

Katastrophenhilfe · rank #65,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,398
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katapult

Nearest frequency peer: Katapult (-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 „Katastrophenhilfe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Katastrophenhilfe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatastrophenhilfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌhɪlfə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#65,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Katastrophenhilfe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Katastrophenhilfefällt 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: „Katapult“ (#65,397), „Katzensprung“ (#65,399), „Katalanisch“ (#65,396). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katastrophenhilfe“ bei #65,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Katastrophenhilfe is uncommon German at frequency #65,398 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌhɪlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Katastrophenhilfe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Katastrophenhilfe, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-N-H-I-L-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterstützung nach einem schwerwiegenden Ereignis
  2. 2
    Geld, das nach einem schwerwiegenden Ereignis den Opfern zugute kommt

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 "Katastrophenhilfe"?
"Katastrophenhilfe" is spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-N-H-I-L-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌhɪlfə].
What does "Katastrophenhilfe" mean?
As a noun, "Katastrophenhilfe" means: Unterstützung nach einem schwerwiegenden Ereignis
How do you pronounce "Katastrophenhilfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katastrophenhilfe" is [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌhɪlfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katastrophenhilfe" come from?
"Katastrophenhilfe" 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 "Katastrophenhilfe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list