Harrys

[ˈhaʁis]

/[ˈhaʁis]/ noun

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The verdict

“Harrys” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,671
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Harry

Corpus desk

Index DE-harrys · Harrys · German

Harrys · rank #44,671 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,671
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH happiness

Nearest frequency peer: happiness (-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 „Harrys“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Harrys“ 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).

Harrys vs hartes
50% similar
Harrys vs harry
67% similar
Harrys vs hardy
50% similar

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

Key facts for Harrys
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarrys
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʁis]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,671
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Harrys“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Harrysliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „happiness“ (#44,670), „hantieren“ (#44,669), „Hasser“ (#44,673). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Harrys“ bei #44,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Harrys (IPA [ˈhaʁis]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,671 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Harrys, with forms such as "ahrrys", "harrsy", and "harryss". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hartes", "harry", "hardy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Harrys, spelled H-A-R-R-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Harry
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Harry
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Harry
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Harry
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Harry

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrrys
  • harrsy
  • harryss
  • harryys
  • haryrs
  • harys
  • hharrys
  • hrarys

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahrrys2harrsy2harryss1harryys1haryrs2harys1hharrys1hrarys2
Edit distance from "Harrys"

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 "Harrys"?
"Harrys" is spelled H-A-R-R-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁis].
What does "Harrys" mean?
As a noun, "Harrys" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Harry
What words are commonly confused with "Harrys"?
"Harrys" is commonly confused with "hartes", "harry", "hardy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Harrys"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harrys" is [ˈhaʁis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harrys" come from?
"Harrys" 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 "Harrys", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hasser#44,673Gärung#44,660hielte#44,683Glasur#44,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Genese8 variantsJudoka8 variantsEpilog8 variantsMelina8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list