Hahns
[haːns]
The verdict
“Hahns” is uncommon German (frequency #71,428 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,428
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hahn
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hahns |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [haːns] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hahns” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hahns is uncommon German at frequency #71,428 among 59,066 “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
- 1Genitiv 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.
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Using “Hahns”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-H-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [haːns] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.