härteste

Name: härteste, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhɛʁtəstə]

/[ˈhɛʁtəstə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“härteste” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,457
frequency rank, German: 59,066
“H” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

härteste vs hattest

63% similar

härteste vs härtesten

89% similar

härteste vs hartes

63% similar

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

Key facts for härteste
Property	Value
Headword	härteste
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɛʁtəstə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#26,457
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “härteste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). härteste lands here:

#26,457

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around härteste (IPA [ˈhɛʁtəstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,457 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for härteste, with forms such as "hhärteste", "hräteste", and "häretste". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hattest", "härtesten", "hartes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is härteste, spelled H-Ä-R-T-E-S-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhärteste,hräteste,häretste,härrteste,härteset,härtesste,härtestte,härtetse,härtsete,härtteste,hätreste,ährteste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "härteste"

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 "härteste"?

"härteste" is spelled H-Ä-R-T-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁtəstə].

What does "härteste" mean?

As an adjective, "härteste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs hart

What words are commonly confused with "härteste"?

"härteste" is commonly confused with "hattest", "härtesten", "hartes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "härteste"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "härteste" is [ˈhɛʁtəstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "härteste" come from?

"härteste" 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.

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Using “härteste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-Ä-R-T-E-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhɛʁtəstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “hattest” - see the side-by-side comparison. härteste vs hattest
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.