Hanja

noun

The verdict

“Hanja” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bezeichnung für die im Koreanischen verwendeten chinesischen Schriftzeichen

Key facts for Hanja
PropertyValue
HeadwordHanja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hanja” sits in German frequency

Hanja falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hanja is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bezeichnung für die im Koreanischen verwendeten chinesischen Schriftzeichen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hanja, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hanja, spelled H-A-N-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeichnung für die im Koreanischen verwendeten chinesischen Schriftzeichen

Synonyms

HanmunHan-Zeichen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hanja"?
"Hanja" is spelled H-A-N-J-A.
What does "Hanja" mean?
As a noun, "Hanja" means: Bezeichnung für die im Koreanischen verwendeten chinesischen Schriftzeichen
What language does "Hanja" come from?
"Hanja" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Hanja”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list