Hashtag

[ˈhɛʃtɛk]

/[ˈhɛʃtɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hashtag” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,025
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mit einem vorangestellten Rautezeichen gekennzeichnetes Schlüsselwort oder Schlagwort, das damit als potentieller Suchbegriff markiert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-hashtag · Hashtag · German

Hashtag · rank #17,025 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,025
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haube

Nearest frequency peer: Haube (+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 „Hashtag“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hashtag“ 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).

Hashtag vs hastig
57% similar
Hashtag vs Hashtags
88% similar

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

Key facts for Hashtag
PropertyValue
HeadwordHashtag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʃtɛk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,025
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hashtag“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Haube“ (#17,026), „Handschriften“ (#17,023), „Hauptgrund“ (#17,027). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hashtag“ bei #17,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hashtag (IPA [ˈhɛʃtɛk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,025 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein mit einem vorangestellten Rautezeichen gekennzeichnetes Schlüsselwort oder Schlagwort, das damit als potentieller Suchbegriff markiert wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hashtag, with forms such as "ahshtag", "hahstag", and "hashatg". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hastig", "Hashtags", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hashtag, spelled H-A-S-H-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein mit einem vorangestellten Rautezeichen gekennzeichnetes Schlüsselwort oder Schlagwort, das damit als potentieller Suchbegriff markiert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Twitter ist die „Mutter der Hashtags“.
  2. Hashtags können hierbei sowohl im Fließtext integriert sein als auch am Ende der Nachricht stehen.

This word in other languages

hashtag(English)etiqueta(Español)hashtag(Français)marcador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahshtag
  • hahstag
  • hashatg
  • hashhtag
  • hashtagg
  • hashtga
  • hashttag
  • hasshtag
  • hasthag
  • hhashtag
  • hsahtag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hashtag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahshtag2hahstag2hashatg2hashhtag1hashtagg1hashtga2hashttag1hasshtag1
Edit distance from "Hashtag"

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 "Hashtag"?
"Hashtag" is spelled H-A-S-H-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʃtɛk].
What does "Hashtag" mean?
As a noun, "Hashtag" means: ein mit einem vorangestellten Rautezeichen gekennzeichnetes Schlüsselwort oder Schlagwort, das damit als potentieller Suchbegriff markiert wird
What words are commonly confused with "Hashtag"?
"Hashtag" is commonly confused with "hastig", "Hashtags". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hashtag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hashtag" is [ˈhɛʃtɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hashtag" come from?
"Hashtag" 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 "Hashtag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

espresso11 variantserzeugte11 variantslosgeht11 variantsErfolgs11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list