Hahns

[haːns]

/[haːns]/ noun

The verdict

“Hahns” is uncommon German (frequency #71,428 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,428
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hahn

Corpus desk

Index DE-hahns · Hahns · German

Hahns · rank #71,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,428
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hafte

Nearest frequency peer: hafte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hahns“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hahns“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hahns
PropertyValue
HeadwordHahns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haːns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hahns“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hahnsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hafte“ (#71,427), „hadert“ (#71,426), „Handreichung“ (#71,430). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hahns“ bei #71,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hahns is uncommon German at frequency #71,428 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [haːns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hahn".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hahns in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hahns, spelled H-A-H-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hahn

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 "Hahns"?
"Hahns" is spelled H-A-H-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [haːns].
What does "Hahns" mean?
As a noun, "Hahns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hahn
How do you pronounce "Hahns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hahns" is [haːns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list