Hanse

[ˈhanzə]

/[ˈhanzə]/ name

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The verdict

“Hanse” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,446) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,446
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bund deutscher Städte im Mittelalter zur Förderung ihrer Interessen, vor allem des Handels

Corpus desk

Index DE-hanse · Hanse · German

Hanse · rank #26,446 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,446
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hann

Nearest frequency peer: hann (-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 „Hanse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Hanse“ 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).

Hanse vs has
40% similar
Hanse vs hast
40% similar
Hanse vs Haus
60% similar

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

Key facts for Hanse
PropertyValue
HeadwordHanse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhanzə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,446
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Hanse“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hanseliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hann“ (#26,445), „Hauptziel“ (#26,447), „Handelsregister“ (#26,444). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hanse“ bei #26,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Hanse is neighbouring look-alikes ("has", "hast", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˈhanzə]. Frequency #26,446 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Gloss: "Bund deutscher Städte im Mittelalter zur Förderung ihrer Interessen, vor allem des Handels".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hanse, with forms such as "ahnse", "hansse", and "hhanse". 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, "has", "hast", "Haus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Hanse, spelled H-A-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bund deutscher Städte im Mittelalter zur Förderung ihrer Interessen, vor allem des Handels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hanse war vor allem im Ostseeraum aktiv.
  2. Die Blütezeit der Hanse begann in der zweiten Hälfte des 14. und endete im 15. Jahrhundert.

This word in other languages

Hanseatic League(English)Hanse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnse
  • hansse
  • hhanse
  • hnase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hanse - 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.

ahnse2hansse1hhanse1hnase2
Edit distance from "Hanse"

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 "Hanse"?
"Hanse" is spelled H-A-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhanzə].
What does "Hanse" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hanse" means: Bund deutscher Städte im Mittelalter zur Förderung ihrer Interessen, vor allem des Handels
What words are commonly confused with "Hanse"?
"Hanse" is commonly confused with "has", "hast", "Haus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hanse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hanse" is [ˈhanzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hanse" come from?
"Hanse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fidel#26,406lunch#26,508lynch#26,509Magna#26,513

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list