GHS

abbrev

The verdict

“GHS” is uncommon German (frequency #92,988 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,988
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - internationaler Währungscode für Cedi, die Währung von Ghana

Key facts for GHS
PropertyValue
HeadwordGHS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#92,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “GHS” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). GHS lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

GHS is uncommon German at frequency #92,988 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "internationaler Währungscode für Cedi, die Währung von Ghana".

Zero misspellings are on record for GHS in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 German form is GHS, spelled G-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    internationaler Währungscode für Cedi, die Währung von Ghana

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 "GHS"?
"GHS" is spelled G-H-S.
What does "GHS" mean?
As an abbreviation, "GHS" means: internationaler Währungscode für Cedi, die Währung von Ghana
What language does "GHS" come from?
"GHS" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “GHS”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-H-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list