Hein
[haɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Hein” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,601
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-hein · Hein · German
Hein · rank #19,601 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,601
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hanns
Nearest frequency peer: Hanns (-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 „Hein“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- gönnt
gönnt
80,403 corpus weight
- Hannibal
Hannibal
80,402 corpus weight
- Hanns
Hanns
80,401 corpus weight
- Hein
Hein
80,400 corpus weight
- Henker
Henker
80,399 corpus weight
- herausstell…
herausstellen
80,398 corpus weight
What this shows „Hein“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [haɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #19,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hein“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Hein (IPA [haɪ̯n]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,601 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hein, with forms such as "ehin", "heinn", and "heni". 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, "hi", "hin", "her", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hein, spelled H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gestern habe ich mit Hein telefoniert.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehin
- heinn
- heni
- hhein
- hien
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hein - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hein", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).