Herzogin

[ˈhɛʁt͡soːɡɪn]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡soːɡɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herzogin” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,858
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die die Würde/das Amt eines Herzogs innehat

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzogin · Herzogin · German

Herzogin · rank #13,858 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausgestellt

Nearest frequency peer: herausgestellt (-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 „Herzogin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Herzogin“ 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).

Herzogin vs Herzogs
75% similar
Herzogin vs Herzog
75% similar
Herzogin vs Heroin
75% similar

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

Key facts for Herzogin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerzogin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡soːɡɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,858
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Herzogin“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „herausgestellt“ (#13,857), „Hetzen“ (#13,859), „Haustiere“ (#13,856). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herzogin“ bei #13,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Herzogin (IPA [ˈhɛʁt͡soːɡɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,858 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herzogin, with forms such as "ehrzogin", "herozgin", and "herrzogin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Herzogs", "Herzog", "Heroin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Herzogin, spelled H-E-R-Z-O-G-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die die Würde/das Amt eines Herzogs innehat
  2. 2
    Frau eines Herzogs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Am Nachmittag ging ich zur Herzogin und erstattete ihr Bericht.“
  2. „Der Tischherr der Herzogin war der Prinz von Santa Croce, dessen Frau der Kardinal de Bernis den Hof machte.“

This word in other languages

duchess(English)duquesa(Español)duchesse(Français)duquesa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrzogin
  • herozgin
  • herrzogin
  • herzgoin
  • herzoggin
  • herzoginn
  • herzogni
  • herzoign
  • herzzogin
  • hezrogin
  • hherzogin
  • hrezogin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehrzogin2herozgin2herrzogin1herzgoin2herzoggin1herzoginn1herzogni2herzoign2
Edit distance from "Herzogin"

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 "Herzogin"?
"Herzogin" is spelled H-E-R-Z-O-G-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡soːɡɪn].
What does "Herzogin" mean?
As a noun, "Herzogin" means: weibliche Person, die die Würde/das Amt eines Herzogs innehat
What words are commonly confused with "Herzogin"?
"Herzogin" is commonly confused with "Herzogs", "Herzog", "Heroin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Herzogin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herzogin" is [ˈhɛʁt͡soːɡɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herzogin" come from?
"Herzogin" 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 "Herzogin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grafiken#13,852Innenhof#13,864gerechte#13,840Kompanie#13,877

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Haustiere12 variantsIsolation12 variantsgewordene12 variantsgeborenen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list