Hendrik

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The verdict

“Hendrik” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,828
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hendrik · Hendrik · German

Hendrik · rank #14,828 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,828
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herstellern

Nearest frequency peer: Herstellern (+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 „Hendrik“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hendrik“ 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).

Hendrik vs Henri
71% similar
Hendrik vs Henrik
86% similar
Hendrik vs Henryk
71% similar

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

Key facts for Hendrik
PropertyValue
HeadwordHendrik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,828
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hendrik“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Herstellern“ (#14,829), „hervorgegangen“ (#14,830), „hartnäckig“ (#14,825). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hendrik“ bei #14,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hendrik (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,828 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hendrik, with forms such as "ehndrik", "hednrik", and "henddrik". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Henri", "Henrik", "Henryk", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hendrik, spelled H-E-N-D-R-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Donnerstagnacht, wenige Stunden nach der Veröffentlichung des Videos, blickt Hendrik Pfeiffer immer wieder auf sein Handy.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehndrik
  • hednrik
  • henddrik
  • hendirk
  • hendrikk
  • hendrki
  • hendrrik
  • henndrik
  • henrdik
  • hhendrik
  • hnedrik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehndrik2hednrik2henddrik1hendirk2hendrikk1hendrki2hendrrik1henndrik1
Edit distance from "Hendrik"

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 "Hendrik"?
"Hendrik" is spelled H-E-N-D-R-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Hendrik" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hendrik" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Hendrik"?
"Hendrik" is commonly confused with "Henri", "Henrik", "Henryk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hendrik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hendrik" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hendrik" come from?
"Hendrik" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

handele#14,823inneres#14,839geweiht#14,816gehörig#14,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

language11 variantsEisbären11 variantseinsamen11 variantsdrittens11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list