Hahn
[haːn]
The verdict
“Hahn” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,046. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,046
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das männliche Tier verschiedener Vogelarten
Corpus desk
Index DE-hahn · Hahn · German
Hahn · rank #4,046 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,046
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Griechischen
Nearest frequency peer: Griechischen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hahn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- geringen
geringen
95,958 corpus weight
- geschlafen
geschlafen
95,957 corpus weight
- Griechischen
Griechischen
95,956 corpus weight
- Hahn
Hahn
95,955 corpus weight
- hiermit
hiermit
95,954 corpus weight
- Hunderte
Hunderte
95,953 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hahn” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [haːn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hahn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Hahn (IPA [haːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,046 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hahn, with forms such as "ahhn", "hahhn", and "hahnn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "HH", "hat", "hin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hahn, spelled H-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1das männliche Tier verschiedener Vogelarten
- 2das männliche Huhn
- 3eine Wetterfahne in Form eines Hahns [2]
- 4eine mechanische Vorrichtung, mit der der Durchfluss von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen gesteuert werden kann
- 5eine Vorrichtung an Schusswaffen zum Auslösen des Schusses
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seht ihr laufen den fremden Hahn?“
Jesus sprach zu ihm: Wahrlich, ich sage dir: In dieser Nacht, ehe der Hahn kräht, wirst du mich dreimal verleugnen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahhn
- hahhn
- hahnn
- hanh
- hhahn
- hhan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hahn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Hahn". Here's where to go from here.
- "Hahn" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "HH". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,046 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.