häufigste

[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]/ adj

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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
3,372
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-haufigste · häufigste · German

häufigste · rank #17,329 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,329
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hommage

Nearest frequency peer: hommage (-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 „häufigste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „häufigste“ 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).

häufigste vs häufigsten
90% similar
häufigste vs häufige
78% similar

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

Key facts for häufigste
PropertyValue
Headwordhäufigste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,329
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „häufigste“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hommage“ (#17,328), „ideologische“ (#17,330), „Heu“ (#17,327). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „häufigste“ bei #17,329. 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 3,372 “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. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
  9. 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.

hhäufigste1huäfigste2häfuigste2häuffigste1häufgiste2häufiggste1häufigset2häufigsste1
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "häufigste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Jahrgänge#17,333Kaufleute#17,338Göppingen#17,318Kontakten#17,344

Similar misspelling depth

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

Portland13 variantsSandwich13 variantsScherben13 variantsschwören13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list