Hans

[hans]

/[hans]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hans” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#953
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person männlichen Geschlechts

Corpus desk

Index DE-hans · Hans · German

Hans · rank #953 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #953
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herren

Nearest frequency peer: Herren (+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 „Hans“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hans“ 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).

Hans vs hat
25% similar
Hans vs hin
25% similar
Hans vs hau
25% similar

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

Key facts for Hans
PropertyValue
HeadwordHans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hans]
Letters4
Frequency rank#953
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hans“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hansliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Herren“ (#954), „genauso“ (#951), „fehlt“ (#950). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hans“ bei #953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Hans (IPA [hans]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #953 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person männlichen Geschlechts".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hans, with forms such as "ahns", "hanss", and "hasn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hat", "hin", "hau", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hans, spelled H-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person männlichen Geschlechts

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Hans da drüben schuldet mir noch Geld.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahns
  • hanss
  • hasn
  • hhans
  • hnas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hans - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahns2hanss1hasn2hhans1hnas2
Edit distance from "Hans"

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 "Hans"?
"Hans" is spelled H-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hans].
What does "Hans" mean?
As a noun, "Hans" means: Person männlichen Geschlechts
What words are commonly confused with "Hans"?
"Hans" 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 "Hans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hans" is [hans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hans" come from?
"Hans" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dran#964gehe#969okay#937nahm#936

Similar misspelling depth

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

Eins5 variantsaufs5 variantslive5 variantsseid5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list