Haftung

[ˈhaftʊŋ]

/[ˈhaftʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haftung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,380
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die rechtliche Belangbarkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-haftung · Haftung · German

Haftung · rank #9,380 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,380
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gleis

Nearest frequency peer: Gleis (-2 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 „Haftung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Haftung“ 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).

Haftung vs Haltung
86% similar
Haftung vs Hartung
86% similar
Haftung vs haften
57% similar

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

Key facts for Haftung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaftung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaftʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,380
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Haftung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Haftungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gleis“ (#9,378), „herausgefunden“ (#9,382), „gleichfalls“ (#9,377). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haftung“ bei #9,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Haftung (IPA [ˈhaftʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,380 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Haftung, with forms such as "ahftung", "hafftung", and "haftnug". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Haltung", "Hartung", "haften", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Haftung, spelled H-A-F-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die rechtliche Belangbarkeit
  2. 2
    Halt auf einer Oberfläche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Für abgelegte Kleidungsstücke übernehmen wir keine Haftung." (Hinweisschild in Gaststätten)
  2. Die Haftung von Reifen auf Straßenbelag ist wichtig für die Sicherheit.

Synonyms

ErsatzpflichtHaftbarkeitVerantwortung

This word in other languages

liability(English)fianza(Español)responsabilité(Français)responsabilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahftung
  • hafftung
  • haftnug
  • hafttung
  • haftugn
  • haftungg
  • haftunng
  • hafutng
  • hatfung
  • hfatung
  • hhaftung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Haftung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahftung2hafftung1haftnug2hafttung1haftugn2haftungg1haftunng1hafutng2
Edit distance from "Haftung"

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 "Haftung"?
"Haftung" is spelled H-A-F-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaftʊŋ].
What does "Haftung" mean?
As a noun, "Haftung" means: die rechtliche Belangbarkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Haftung"?
"Haftung" is commonly confused with "Haltung", "Hartung", "haften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Haftung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haftung" is [ˈhaftʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haftung" come from?
"Haftung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geguckt#9,371Landung#9,400Marokko#9,410Melanie#9,411

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Kulissen11 variantsBatterien11 variantsPferden11 variantsSchläge11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list