Lesehilfe

[ˈleːzəˌhɪlfə]

/[ˈleːzəˌhɪlfə]/ noun

The verdict

“Lesehilfe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optisches Gerät zum Ausgleich einer Sehschwäche beim Erkennen von Buchstaben

Corpus desk

Index DE-lesehilfe · Lesehilfe · German

Lesehilfe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Lesehilfe
PropertyValue
HeadwordLesehilfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːzəˌhɪlfə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lesehilfe“ im Deutschen

Lesehilfesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lesehilfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːzəˌhɪlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Lesehilfe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lesehilfe, spelled L-E-S-E-H-I-L-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    optisches Gerät zum Ausgleich einer Sehschwäche beim Erkennen von Buchstaben
  2. 2
    Material zur Unterstützung sinnerfassender Respizienz von Texten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tante Meta verlegt immer ihre Lesehilfe.
  2. Ist es besser für dich, wenn du eine Lesehilfe bekommst.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lesehilfe"?
"Lesehilfe" is spelled L-E-S-E-H-I-L-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːzəˌhɪlfə].
What does "Lesehilfe" mean?
As a noun, "Lesehilfe" means: optisches Gerät zum Ausgleich einer Sehschwäche beim Erkennen von Buchstaben
How do you pronounce "Lesehilfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lesehilfe" is [ˈleːzəˌhɪlfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lesehilfe" come from?
"Lesehilfe" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list