häufigste

Name: häufigste, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“häufigste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,329
frequency rank, German: 59,066
“H” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

häufigste vs häufigsten

90% similar

häufigste vs häufige

78% similar

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

Key facts for häufigste
Property	Value
Headword	häufigste
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#17,329
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “häufigste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). häufigste lands here:

#17,329

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around häufigste (IPA [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,329 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for häufigste, with forms such as "hhäufigste", "huäfigste", and "häfuigste". 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, "häufigsten", "häufige", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 häufigste, spelled H-Ä-U-F-I-G-S-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhäufigste
huäfigste
häfuigste
häuffigste
häufgiste
häufiggste
häufigset
häufigsste
häufigstte
häufigtse
häufisgte
häuifgste
ähufigste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "häufigste"

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 "häufigste"?

"häufigste" is spelled H-Ä-U-F-I-G-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə].

What does "häufigste" mean?

As an adjective, "häufigste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

What words are commonly confused with "häufigste"?

"häufigste" is commonly confused with "häufigsten", "häufige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "häufigste"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "häufigste" is [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "häufigste" come from?

"häufigste" 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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Using “häufigste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-Ä-U-F-I-G-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “häufigsten” - see the side-by-side comparison. häufigste vs häufigsten
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.