Haven

noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,587

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Haven is aGermannoun. It means: Hafen Often confused with hen and haze.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Haven in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Haven is 5 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #25,587 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hafen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Haven, with forms such as "ahven", "haevn", and "havenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hen", "haze", "hören", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Haven, spelled H-A-V-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahven,haevn,havenn,havne,havven,hhaven,hvaen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Haven

Misspelling Variants of "Haven"

ahven5haevn5havenn6havne5havven6hhaven6hvaen5
Misspelling Variants of "Haven"

Frequency rank: #25,587 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.