heller

^((h aspiré))\ɛ.lɛʁ\

/^((h aspiré))\ɛ.lɛʁ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“heller” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,059. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,059
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce valant à l’origine un pfennig puis dévalorisé en 1385 par un édit impérial à la valeur d’un demi pfennig, équivalent du denier. Utilisé en Allemagne, Autriche et Suisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heller · heller · French

heller · rank #31,059 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,059
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hectolitres

Nearest frequency peer: hectolitres (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « heller »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « heller » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

heller vs hello
67% similar
heller vs Hitler
50% similar
heller vs hurler
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for heller
PropertyValue
Headwordheller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɛ.lɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,059
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « heller »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hellerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hectolitres » (#31,058), « hirondelle » (#31,060), « holden » (#31,061). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « heller » est au #31,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around heller (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɛ.lɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,059 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for heller, with forms such as "ehller", "helelr", and "heler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "hello", "Hitler", "hurler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is heller, spelled H-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce valant à l’origine un pfennig puis dévalorisé en 1385 par un édit impérial à la valeur d’un demi pfennig, équivalent du denier. Utilisé en Allemagne, Autriche et Suisse.
  2. 2
    Unité de masse prussienne qui valait la 1024ᵉ partie d’une livre, soit moins de 1/2 gramme.
  3. 3
    Centime de la couronne austro-hongroise (Krone, XIXᵉ et XXᵉ siècles).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. les heller furent utilisés du XIIᵉ au XIXᵉ siècle.

This word in other languages

Heller(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehller
  • helelr
  • heler
  • hellerr
  • hellre
  • hheller
  • hleler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heller - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehller2helelr2heler1hellerr1hellre2hheller1hleler2
Edit distance from "heller"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heller"?
"heller" is spelled H-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɛ.lɛʁ\.
What does "heller" mean?
As a noun, "heller" means: Pièce valant à l’origine un pfennig puis dévalorisé en 1385 par un édit impérial à la valeur d’un demi pfennig, équivalent du denier. Utilisé en Allemagne, Autriche et Suisse.
What words are commonly confused with "heller"?
"heller" is commonly confused with "hello", "Hitler", "hurler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heller" is ^((h aspiré))\ɛ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heller" come from?
"heller" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

holden#31,061garnie#31,046fêtent#31,045Fowler#31,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

faîte7 variantsJosef7 variantsJuliet7 variantslavez7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list