Highlight

[ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t]

/[ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Highlight” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,932. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,932
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtiges, besonderes Ereignis/Detail

Corpus desk

Index DE-highlight · Highlight · German

Highlight · rank #6,932 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,932
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hertha

Nearest frequency peer: Hertha (-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 „Highlight“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Highlight“ 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).

Highlight vs highlights
80% similar

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

Key facts for Highlight
PropertyValue
HeadwordHighlight
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,932
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Highlight“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Highlightliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hertha“ (#6,931), „hinteren“ (#6,933), „Heizung“ (#6,930). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Highlight“ bei #6,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Highlight (IPA [ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,932 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wichtiges, besonderes Ereignis/Detail".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Highlight, with forms such as "hgihlight", "hhighlight", and "higghlight". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "highlights", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Highlight, spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    wichtiges, besonderes Ereignis/Detail

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die echten Highlights sind die Freunde, die irgendwann einmal auch nur Kunden waren, ihre gesamten Weihnachtsgeschenke bei uns kaufen, noch nie nach einem Rabatt gefragt haben und ihre Hilfe geradezu aufdrängen.“
  2. „Die erste Hälfte bot nur das Führungstor als Highlight.“

Synonyms

Höhepunkt

This word in other languages

highlight(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hgihlight
  • hhighlight
  • higghlight
  • highhlight
  • highilght
  • highlgiht
  • highligght
  • highlighht
  • highlightt
  • highligth
  • highlihgt
  • highllight
  • higlhight
  • hihglight
  • ihghlight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hgihlight2hhighlight1higghlight1highhlight1highilght2highlgiht2highligght1highlighht1
Edit distance from "Highlight"

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 "Highlight"?
"Highlight" is spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t].
What does "Highlight" mean?
As a noun, "Highlight" means: wichtiges, besonderes Ereignis/Detail
What words are commonly confused with "Highlight"?
"Highlight" is commonly confused with "highlights". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Highlight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Highlight" is [ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Highlight" come from?
"Highlight" 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 "Highlight", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gründlich#6,928gestattet#6,926jeweilige#6,938Kameraden#6,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

berufliche15 variantsscheiterte15 variantsÜbersetzer15 variantsverweigert15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list