Ahaus

[ˈaːhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈaːhaʊ̯s]/ name

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The verdict

“Ahaus” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,606
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahaus · Ahaus · German

Ahaus · rank #35,606 · 6 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,606
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alban

Nearest frequency peer: Alban (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ahaus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ahaus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Ahaus vs aus
60% similar
Ahaus vs AHS
20% similar
Ahaus vs Anus
60% similar

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

Key facts for Ahaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːhaʊ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,606
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ahaus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ahausliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alban“ (#35,607), „Allgemeinbildung“ (#35,608), „adaptiert“ (#35,603). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ahaus“ bei #35,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Ahaus (IPA [ˈaːhaʊ̯s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,606 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ahaus, with forms such as "aahus", "ahasu", and "ahauss". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "aus", "AHS", "Anus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ahaus, spelled A-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ahaus liegt im Westen Deutschlands.
  2. Ich bin in Ahaus geboren.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aahus
  • ahasu
  • ahauss
  • ahhaus
  • ahuas
  • haaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ahaus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aahus2ahasu2ahauss1ahhaus1ahuas2haaus2
Edit distance from "Ahaus"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ahaus"?
"Ahaus" is spelled A-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːhaʊ̯s].
What does "Ahaus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ahaus" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Ahaus"?
"Ahaus" is commonly confused with "aus", "AHS", "Anus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ahaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ahaus" is [ˈaːhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ahaus" come from?
"Ahaus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alban#35,607anbei#35,617wehre#35,548waltz#35,544

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Wick6 variantsDürren6 variantssnap6 variantsfloor6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list