Hepatitis

[ˌhepaˈtiːtɪs]

/[ˌhepaˈtiːtɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hepatitis” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,012
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entzündung der Leber

Corpus desk

Index DE-hepatitis · Hepatitis · German

Hepatitis · rank #22,012 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,012
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Helme

Nearest frequency peer: Helme (-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 „Hepatitis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hepatitis“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hepatitis
PropertyValue
HeadwordHepatitis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌhepaˈtiːtɪs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,012
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hepatitis“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Helme“ (#22,011), „hergeben“ (#22,013), „Herrlichkeit“ (#22,014). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hepatitis“ bei #22,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Hepatitis (IPA [ˌhepaˈtiːtɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,012 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Entzündung der Leber".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hepatitis, with forms such as "ehpatitis", "heaptitis", and "hepaittis". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hepatitis, spelled H-E-P-A-T-I-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entzündung der Leber

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Klassische Hepatitiden werden von Viren ausgelöst.

Synonyms

Leberentzündung

This word in other languages

hepatitis(English)hepatitis(Español)hépatite(Français)hepatite(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehpatitis
  • heaptitis
  • hepaittis
  • hepatiits
  • hepatitiss
  • hepatitsi
  • hepatittis
  • hepattiis
  • hepattitis
  • heppatitis
  • heptaitis
  • hhepatitis
  • hpeatitis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehpatitis2heaptitis2hepaittis2hepatiits2hepatitiss1hepatitsi2hepatittis1hepattiis2
Edit distance from "Hepatitis"

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 "Hepatitis"?
"Hepatitis" is spelled H-E-P-A-T-I-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhepaˈtiːtɪs].
What does "Hepatitis" mean?
As a noun, "Hepatitis" means: Entzündung der Leber
What are common misspellings of "Hepatitis"?
Common misspellings include "ehpatitis", "heaptitis", "hepaittis", "hepatiits", "hepatitiss". The correct spelling is "Hepatitis".
How do you pronounce "Hepatitis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hepatitis" is [ˌhepaˈtiːtɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hepatitis" come from?
"Hepatitis" 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 "Hepatitis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hannelore#22,003Grenzwert#21,999Grabstein#21,997Girokonto#21,994

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Herzblut13 variantsgeweigert13 variantsKarosserie13 variantsGeheimtipp13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list