Hauptbahnhof

[ˈhaʊ̯ptbaːnˌhoːf]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptbaːnˌhoːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptbahnhof” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,800
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größter und wichtigster Bahnhof einer Stadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptbahnhof · Hauptbahnhof · German

Hauptbahnhof · rank #4,800 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,800
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interpretation

Nearest frequency peer: Interpretation (+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 „Hauptbahnhof“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hauptbahnhof“ 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).

Hauptbahnhof vs Hauptbahnhofs
92% similar

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

Key facts for Hauptbahnhof
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptbahnhof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptbaːnˌhoːf]
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,800
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hauptbahnhof“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Interpretation“ (#4,801), „good“ (#4,798), „Jakob“ (#4,802). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptbahnhof“ bei #4,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Hauptbahnhof (IPA [ˈhaʊ̯ptbaːnˌhoːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,800 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "größter und wichtigster Bahnhof einer Stadt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hauptbahnhof, with forms such as "ahuptbahnhof", "haputbahnhof", and "haupbtahnhof". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hauptbahnhofs", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hauptbahnhof, spelled H-A-U-P-T-B-A-H-N-H-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    größter und wichtigster Bahnhof einer Stadt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Zug kommt um 16.00 Uhr am Hauptbahnhof an.
  2. „Sie kamen zur Kaiserstraße, die durch das Rotlichtmilieu zum Hauptbahnhof führt.“

Synonyms

ZentralbahnhofZentralstation

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahuptbahnhof
  • haputbahnhof
  • haupbtahnhof
  • haupptbahnhof
  • hauptabhnhof
  • hauptbahhnhof
  • hauptbahhnof
  • hauptbahnhfo
  • hauptbahnhhof
  • hauptbahnhoff
  • hauptbahnnhof
  • hauptbahnohf
  • hauptbanhhof
  • hauptbbahnhof
  • hauptbhanhof
  • haupttbahnhof
  • hautpbahnhof
  • hhauptbahnhof
  • huaptbahnhof

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahuptbahnhof2haputbahnhof2haupbtahnhof2haupptbahnhof1hauptabhnhof2hauptbahhnhof1hauptbahhnof2hauptbahnhfo2
Edit distance from "Hauptbahnhof"

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 "Hauptbahnhof"?
"Hauptbahnhof" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-B-A-H-N-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptbaːnˌhoːf].
What does "Hauptbahnhof" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptbahnhof" means: größter und wichtigster Bahnhof einer Stadt
What words are commonly confused with "Hauptbahnhof"?
"Hauptbahnhof" is commonly confused with "Hauptbahnhofs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hauptbahnhof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptbahnhof" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptbaːnˌhoːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptbahnhof" come from?
"Hauptbahnhof" 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 "Hauptbahnhof", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verstorbenen#4,750zusätzlichen#4,851ungewöhnlich#4,745Angestellten#4,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Angelegenheit19 variantsKühlschrank19 variantsFührerschein19 variantsVerletzungen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list