hässlich

[ˈhɛslɪç]

/[ˈhɛslɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“hässlich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,806
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unschön aussehend, nicht den vorherrschenden Normen über gutes Aussehen entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-hasslich · hässlich · German

hässlich · rank #6,806 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,806
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hierzulande

Nearest frequency peer: hierzulande (-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 „hässlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hässlich“ 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).

hässlich vs hässliche
89% similar
hässlich vs häusliche
78% similar
hässlich vs hässlichen
80% similar

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

Key facts for hässlich
PropertyValue
Headwordhässlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛslɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,806
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hässlich“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hierzulande“ (#6,805), „Ichs“ (#6,807), „herzustellen“ (#6,804). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hässlich“ bei #6,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hässlich (IPA [ˈhɛslɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,806 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hässlich, with forms such as "hhässlich", "hsäslich", and "häslich". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "hässliche", "häusliche", "hässlichen", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hässlich, spelled H-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unschön aussehend, nicht den vorherrschenden Normen über gutes Aussehen entsprechend
  2. 2
    unschön klingend
  3. 3
    mit Absicht verletzend und gemein
  4. 4
    kalt oder regnerisch
  5. 5
    mit geringem Wert, unerfreulich und negativ

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zieh bloß dieses hässliche Kleid nicht mehr an!
  2. Sie ist nicht hässlich, aber auch nicht schön, man könnte vielleicht sagen, dass die apart ist und auf ihre Weise höchst interessant.

Antonyms

schönattraktivhübschharmonischaufbauendfreundlichliebnettunterstützendeinladendfreundlichsonniggroßartig

This word in other languages

ugly(English)feo(Español)laid(Français)feio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhässlich
  • hsäslich
  • häslich
  • häslsich
  • hässilch
  • hässlcih
  • hässlicch
  • hässlichh
  • hässlihc
  • hässllich
  • häßlich
  • ähsslich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhässlich1hsäslich2häslich1häslsich2hässilch2hässlcih2hässlicch1hässlichh1
Edit distance from "hässlich"

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 "hässlich"?
"hässlich" is spelled H-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛslɪç].
What does "hässlich" mean?
As an adjective, "hässlich" means: unschön aussehend, nicht den vorherrschenden Normen über gutes Aussehen entsprechend
What words are commonly confused with "hässlich"?
"hässlich" is commonly confused with "hässliche", "häusliche", "hässlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hässlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hässlich" is [ˈhɛslɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hässlich" come from?
"hässlich" 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 "hässlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Griechen#6,801gekämpft#6,798Gebäuden#6,797führende#6,796

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Fakultät12 variantserwähnte12 variantserhöhten12 variantsReformen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list