helles
hell·es/ˈhɛl.əs/noun
helles is spelled H-E-L-L-E-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hell·es). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, helles means “A type of lightly-hopped pale lager traditionally produced in southern Germany” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in helles?
| Letters | 6: H-E-L-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hell·es |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is helles?
Helles appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce helles?
- /ˈhɛl.əs/
- /ˈhɛl.ɪs/
Helles has 2 syllables, split hell·es in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-helles.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does helles mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of lightly-hopped pale lager traditionally produced in southern Germany.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does helles come from?
From German Helles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).