Hannah

[ˈhana]

/[ˈhana]/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Hannah” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,569
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hannah · Hannah · German

Hannah · rank #8,569 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,569
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gordon

Nearest frequency peer: Gordon (-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 „Hannah“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hannah“ 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).

Hannah vs Hanns
67% similar
Hannah vs hanno
50% similar
Hannah vs Hannes
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hannah
PropertyValue
HeadwordHannah
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhana]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,569
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hannah“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hannahliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gordon“ (#8,568), „Hannes“ (#8,570), „gewählte“ (#8,567). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hannah“ bei #8,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hannah (IPA [ˈhana]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,569 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hannah, with forms such as "ahnnah", "hanah", and "hananh". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Hanns", "hanno", "Hannes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hannah, spelled H-A-N-N-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hannah fährt mit dem Zug nach Berlin.
  2. Hannahs Schuhe sind mir einfach viel zu klein.

This word in other languages

Hannah(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnnah
  • hanah
  • hananh
  • hannahh
  • hannha
  • hhannah
  • hnanah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahnnah2hanah1hananh2hannahh1hannha2hhannah1hnanah2
Edit distance from "Hannah"

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 "Hannah"?
"Hannah" is spelled H-A-N-N-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhana].
What does "Hannah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hannah" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Hannah"?
"Hannah" is commonly confused with "Hanns", "hanno", "Hannes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hannah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hannah" is [ˈhana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hannah" come from?
"Hannah" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gordon#8,568Hannes#8,570Geldes#8,564Lorenz#8,589

Similar misspelling depth

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

geste7 variantsKinos7 variantsDosen7 variantsChile7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list