Hölle
\ˈhœlə\
The verdict
“Hölle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfer, royaume des morts.
Corpus desk
Index FR-holle · Hölle · French
Hölle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hölle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhœlə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Hölle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhœlə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Hölle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Hölle, spelled H-Ö-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Enfer, royaume des morts.
- 2Enfer (lieu de supplice des pécheurs).
- 3Enfer (lieu ou situation cause de souffrance).
- 4Espace situé entre le poêle et le mur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hölle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Beleidigung will er nicht auf sich sitzen lassen: Adolf Hitler tobt gerade in der Hölle angesichts der Behauptung Alice Weidels, er sei ein Kommunist gewesen.
Ich war einmal dabei, Hans, als Emmenberger einen Eingriff ohne Narkose ausführte, und das war für mich wie eine Szene, die in der Hölle vorkommen könnte, wenn es eine gibt.
Synonyms
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.