Hannibal
[ˈhanibal]
The verdict
“Hannibal” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,599
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-hannibal · Hannibal · German
Hannibal · rank #19,599 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,599
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH gönnt
Nearest frequency peer: gönnt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hannibal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gruben
Gruben
80,406 corpus weight
- gönnt
gönnt
80,403 corpus weight
- Hannibal
Hannibal
80,402 corpus weight
- Hanns
Hanns
80,401 corpus weight
- Hein
Hein
80,400 corpus weight
- Henker
Henker
80,399 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hannibal” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hannibal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈhanibal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,599 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hannibal” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hannibal (IPA [ˈhanibal]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,599 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hannibal, with forms such as "ahnnibal", "hanibal", and "haninbal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hannibal, spelled H-A-N-N-I-B-A-L.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
- 2ein karthagischer Feldherr (* um 247 v. Chr; † 183 v. Chr.)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahnnibal
- hanibal
- haninbal
- hannbial
- hanniabl
- hanniball
- hannibbal
- hannibla
- hhannibal
- hnanibal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hannibal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hannibal", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
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.