Hakan

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The verdict

“Hakan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,975
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-hakan · Hakan · German

Hakan · rank #36,975 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,975
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH gütig

Nearest frequency peer: gütig (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hakan“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hakan“ 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).

Hakan vs hann
40% similar
Hakan vs hakt
40% similar
Hakan vs hana
40% similar

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

Key facts for Hakan
PropertyValue
HeadwordHakan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,975
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hakan“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hakanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gütig“ (#36,974), „Grundstimmung“ (#36,973), „hanks“ (#36,977). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hakan“ bei #36,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hakan (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,975 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hakan, with forms such as "ahkan", "haakn", and "hakann". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hann", "hakt", "hana", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hakan, spelled H-A-K-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hakan spielt sehr gut Tennis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahkan
  • haakn
  • hakann
  • hakkan
  • hakna
  • hhakan
  • hkaan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hakan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahkan2haakn2hakann1hakkan1hakna2hhakan1hkaan2
Edit distance from "Hakan"

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 "Hakan"?
"Hakan" is spelled H-A-K-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Hakan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hakan" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Hakan"?
"Hakan" is commonly confused with "hann", "hakt", "hana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hakan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hakan" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hakan" come from?
"Hakan" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gütig#36,974hanks#36,977Grete#36,967judge#37,006

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Knarre7 variantsKübel7 variantsKümmel7 variantsDüsen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list