behilflich
\bəˈhɪlflɪç\
The verdict
“behilflich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui aide, qui donne un service, secourable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-behilflich · behilflich · French
behilflich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | behilflich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈhɪlflɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
behilflich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈhɪlflɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
behilflich has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is behilflich, spelled B-E-H-I-L-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Qui aide, qui donne un service, secourable.
- 2behilflich sein: Assister, aider.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how behilflich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Plan sah vor, dass Personen wie Ärzte, die bei einem Schwangerschaftsabbruch bis zur zwölften Woche im Falle einer schweren, irreversiblen Beeinträchtigung oder unheilbarer Krankheit des ungeborenen Kindes behilflich sind, nicht mehr bestraft werden sollten.
Zudem sind sie schön, jung und verliebt, und jedermann hat Lust, sie anzulächeln und ihnen behilflich zu sein.
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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.