Hattingen

[ˈhatɪŋən]

/[ˈhatɪŋən]/ name

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The verdict

“Hattingen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,100
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-hattingen · Hattingen · German

Hattingen · rank #33,100 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,100
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hannoverschen

Nearest frequency peer: hannoverschen (-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 „Hattingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hattingen“ 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).

Hattingen vs Haltungen
78% similar
Hattingen vs Häftlingen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Hattingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHattingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhatɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,100
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hattingen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hattingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hannoverschen“ (#33,099), „Hauck“ (#33,101), „Haan“ (#33,098). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hattingen“ bei #33,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hattingen (IPA [ˈhatɪŋən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,100 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hattingen, with forms such as "ahttingen", "hatingen", and "hatitngen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Haltungen", "Häftlingen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hattingen, spelled H-A-T-T-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hattingen liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahttingen
  • hatingen
  • hatitngen
  • hattignen
  • hattinegn
  • hattingenn
  • hattinggen
  • hattingne
  • hattinngen
  • hattnigen
  • hhattingen
  • htatingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahttingen2hatingen1hatitngen2hattignen2hattinegn2hattingenn1hattinggen1hattingne2
Edit distance from "Hattingen"

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 "Hattingen"?
"Hattingen" is spelled H-A-T-T-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhatɪŋən].
What does "Hattingen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hattingen" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Hattingen"?
"Hattingen" is commonly confused with "Haltungen", "Häftlingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hattingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hattingen" is [ˈhatɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hattingen" come from?
"Hattingen" 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 "Hattingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grabungen#33,092gleichauf#33,089imposante#33,128flüssiges#33,047

Similar misspelling depth

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

Güterzug12 variantsinternes12 variantsgeformte12 variantsGardinen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list