Bahnhofs

/[ˈbaːnˌhoːfs]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,832

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Bahnhofs is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bahnhof Pronounced [ˈbaːnˌhoːfs]. Often confused with Bahnhof and Bahnhöfe.

Key facts for Bahnhofs
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahnhofs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːnˌhoːfs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,832
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bahnhofs in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bahnhofs is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaːnˌhoːfs]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,832 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bahnhof".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bahnhofs, with forms such as "abhnhofs", "bahhnhofs", and "bahhnofs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bahnhof", "Bahnhöfe", "Bahnhöfen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bahnhofs, spelled B-A-H-N-H-O-F-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bahnhof

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abhnhofs,bahhnhofs,bahhnofs,bahnhfos,bahnhhofs,bahnhoffs,bahnhofss,bahnhosf,bahnnhofs,bahnohfs,banhhofs,bbahnhofs,bhanhofs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bahnhofs

Misspelling Variants of "Bahnhofs"

abhnhofs8bahhnhofs9bahhnofs8bahnhfos8bahnhhofs9bahnhoffs9bahnhofss9bahnhosf8
Misspelling Variants of "Bahnhofs"

Frequency rank: #19,832 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bahnhofs"?
"Bahnhofs" is spelled B-A-H-N-H-O-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːnˌhoːfs].
What does "Bahnhofs" mean?
As a noun, "Bahnhofs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bahnhof
What words are commonly confused with "Bahnhofs"?
"Bahnhofs" is commonly confused with "Bahnhof", "Bahnhöfe", "Bahnhöfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bahnhofs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahnhofs" is [ˈbaːnˌhoːfs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bahnhofs" come from?
"Bahnhofs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.