Haven

noun

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The verdict

“Haven” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,587
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-haven · Haven · German

Haven · rank #25,587 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,587
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hausarrest

Nearest frequency peer: Hausarrest (-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 „Haven“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Haven“ 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).

Haven vs hen
40% similar
Haven vs haze
40% similar
Haven vs hören
40% similar

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

Key facts for Haven
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,587
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Haven“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Havenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hausarrest“ (#25,586), „hegt“ (#25,588), „Harfe“ (#25,585). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haven“ bei #25,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Haven, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,587 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hafen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Haven, with forms such as "ahven", "haevn", and "havenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hen", "haze", "hören", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Haven, spelled H-A-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „De Haven is de gröttste Haven vun Düütschland.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahven
  • haevn
  • havenn
  • havne
  • havven
  • hhaven
  • hvaen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahven2haevn2havenn1havne2havven1hhaven1hvaen2
Edit distance from "Haven"

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 "Haven"?
"Haven" is spelled H-A-V-E-N.
What does "Haven" mean?
As a noun, "Haven" means: Hafen
What words are commonly confused with "Haven"?
"Haven" is commonly confused with "hen", "haze", "hören". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Haven" come from?
"Haven" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Harfe#25,585flieg#25,550Kunze#25,635leave#25,643

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Idylle7 variantsleiht7 variantsLeRoy7 variantsModem7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list