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The verdict

“Hastings” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,090. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,090
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Südosten Englands, in der Grafschaft Sussex

Corpus desk

Index DE-hastings · Hastings · German

Hastings · rank #31,090 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,090
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handtaschen

Nearest frequency peer: Handtaschen (-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 „Hastings“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hastings“ 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).

Hastings vs hosting
63% similar
Hastings vs of
0% similar
Hastings vs ii
13% similar

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

Key facts for Hastings
PropertyValue
HeadwordHastings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,090
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hastings“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Handtaschen“ (#31,089), „haber“ (#31,088), „Hauke“ (#31,092). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hastings“ bei #31,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Hastings (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,090 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt im Südosten Englands, in der Grafschaft Sussex".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hastings, with forms such as "ahstings", "hasitngs", and "hasstings". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hosting", "of", "ii", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hastings, spelled H-A-S-T-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Südosten Englands, in der Grafschaft Sussex

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Drei Jahr später begegneten wir uns an einem Sommerabend auf einer Party in Hastings wieder.“
  2. „Du Fu hatte um die Zeit Karls des Großen geschrieben, und der Schrein war ungefähr zu der Zeit erbaut worden, als William der Eroberer die Schlacht von Hastings schlug.“

This word in other languages

Hastings(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahstings
  • hasitngs
  • hasstings
  • hastigns
  • hastinggs
  • hastingss
  • hastinngs
  • hastinsg
  • hastnigs
  • hasttings
  • hatsings
  • hhastings
  • hsatings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahstings2hasitngs2hasstings1hastigns2hastinggs1hastingss1hastinngs1hastinsg2
Edit distance from "Hastings"

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 "Hastings"?
"Hastings" is spelled H-A-S-T-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Hastings" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hastings" means: Stadt im Südosten Englands, in der Grafschaft Sussex
What words are commonly confused with "Hastings"?
"Hastings" is commonly confused with "hosting", "of", "ii". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hastings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hastings" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hastings" come from?
"Hastings" 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 "Hastings", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Guinness#31,087Hochland#31,103Gewürzen#31,075Gesteine#31,072

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gezielter13 variantsHumanität13 variantsgespielte13 variantsgenerelles13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list