hann

[hanː]

/[hanː]/ pron

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The verdict

“hann” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,445) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,445
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personalpronomen der 3. Person Maskulinum Singular im Nominativ: er

Corpus desk

Index DE-hann · hann · German

hann · rank #26,445 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,445
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handelsregist…

Nearest frequency peer: Handelsregister (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „hann“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „hann“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

hann vs hat
50% similar
hann vs hin
50% similar
hann vs hau
50% similar

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

Key facts for hann
PropertyValue
Headwordhann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[hanː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,445
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „hann“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hannliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Handelsregister“ (#26,444), „Hanse“ (#26,446), „Halskette“ (#26,443). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hann“ bei #26,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for hann is neighbouring look-alikes ("hat", "hin", …), not just typos; it is apronoun pronounced [hanː]. Frequency #26,445 among 3,372 “H” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for hann, with forms such as "ahnn", "han", and "hhann". 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, "hat", "hin", "hau", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hann, spelled H-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personalpronomen der 3. Person Maskulinum Singular im Nominativ: er
  2. 2
    Personalpronomen der 3. Person Maskulinum Singular im Akkusativ: ihn

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sá hann í morgun og aftur um middagsleitið.“

This word in other languages

he(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnn
  • han
  • hhann
  • hnan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hann - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahnn2han1hhann1hnan2
Edit distance from "hann"

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 "hann"?
"hann" is spelled H-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hanː].
What does "hann" mean?
As a pronoun, "hann" means: Personalpronomen der 3. Person Maskulinum Singular im Nominativ: er
What words are commonly confused with "hann"?
"hann" is commonly confused with "hat", "hin", "hau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hann" is [hanː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hann" come from?
"hann" 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 "hann", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

HDMI#26,450giro#26,433Jule#26,469July#26,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list