Hartung

[ˈhaʁtʊŋ]

/[ˈhaʁtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hartung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,109
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Januar

Corpus desk

Index DE-hartung · Hartung · German

Hartung · rank #30,109 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,109
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hartem

Nearest frequency peer: hartem (-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 „Hartung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hartung“ 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).

Hartung vs Hornung
71% similar
Hartung vs härten
43% similar
Hartung vs Haltung
86% similar

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

Key facts for Hartung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHartung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʁtʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,109
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hartung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hartem“ (#30,108), „Harzer“ (#30,110), „harbor“ (#30,107). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hartung“ bei #30,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hartung (IPA [ˈhaʁtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,109 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Januar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hartung, with forms such as "ahrtung", "harrtung", and "hartnug". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Hornung", "härten", "Haltung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hartung, spelled H-A-R-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Januar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Hartung ist der kälteste Monat.

Synonyms

HartmondHartmonatEismonatSchneemonatWintermonatJanuarJänner

Antonyms

HornungLenzingOstermondWonnemondBrachetHeuertErntingScheidingGilbhartNebelungJulmond

This word in other languages

enero(Español)janvier(Français)janeiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrtung
  • harrtung
  • hartnug
  • harttung
  • hartugn
  • hartungg
  • hartunng
  • harutng
  • hatrung
  • hhartung
  • hratung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahrtung2harrtung1hartnug2harttung1hartugn2hartungg1hartunng1harutng2
Edit distance from "Hartung"

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 "Hartung"?
"Hartung" is spelled H-A-R-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁtʊŋ].
What does "Hartung" mean?
As a noun, "Hartung" means: Januar
What words are commonly confused with "Hartung"?
"Hartung" is commonly confused with "Hornung", "härten", "Haltung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hartung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hartung" is [ˈhaʁtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hartung" come from?
"Hartung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hobbies#30,116hämmern#30,121Granada#30,094Klumpen#30,148

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

geöffnete11 variantsInserate11 variantsKopfweh11 variantsKrämpfe11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list