häufigsten

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

[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstn̩]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“häufigsten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,074
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-haufigsten · häufigsten · German

häufigsten · rank #6,074 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #6,074
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH Hintern

Nearest frequency peer: Hintern (-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.

Handys

93,930
Haushalte

93,929
Hintern

93,928
häufigsten

93,927
ISBN

93,926
Japanischen

93,925

What this shows Bars show where “häufigsten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

häufigsten vs häufigen

80% similar

häufigsten vs häufigste

90% similar

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

Key facts for häufigsten
Property	Value
Headword	häufigsten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#6,074
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “häufigsten” 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). häufigsten lands here:

#6,074

#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 15 spelling variants around häufigsten (IPA [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,074 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for häufigsten, with forms such as "hhäufigsten", "huäfigsten", and "häfuigsten". 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, "häufigen", "häufigste", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 häufigsten, spelled H-Ä-U-F-I-G-S-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhäufigsten
huäfigsten
häfuigsten
häuffigsten
häufgisten
häufiggsten
häufigsetn
häufigssten
häufigstenn
häufigstne
häufigstten
häufigtsen
häufisgten
häuifgsten
ähufigsten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of häufigsten - 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 "häufigsten"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "häufigsten"?

"häufigsten" is spelled H-Ä-U-F-I-G-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪçstn̩].

What does "häufigsten" mean?

As an adjective, "häufigsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs häufig

What words are commonly confused with "häufigsten"?

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

How do you pronounce "häufigsten"?

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

What language does "häufigsten" come from?

"häufigsten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gefangenen#6,064 merkwürdig#6,088 Charaktere#6,051 Bildschirm#6,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

bestätigte15 variants vereinbart15 variants Vorsprung15 variants überwinden15 variants

What to do next

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"häufigsten" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "häufigen". View pair
15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
Usage frequency rank #6,074 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.