Hindus

[ˈhɪndus]

/[ˈhɪndus]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hindus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,396
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hindu

Corpus desk

Index DE-hindus · Hindus · German

Hindus · rank #36,396 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,396
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinausgehende

Nearest frequency peer: hinausgehende (-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 „Hindus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hindus“ 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).

Hindus vs hinzu
50% similar
Hindus vs Hundes
67% similar
Hindus vs hands
50% similar

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

Key facts for Hindus
PropertyValue
HeadwordHindus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪndus]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,396
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hindus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hindusliegt 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: „hinausgehende“ (#36,395), „Hintergedanken“ (#36,397), „Himbeeren“ (#36,394). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hindus“ bei #36,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hindus (IPA [ˈhɪndus]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,396 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hindus, with forms such as "hhindus", "hidnus", and "hinddus". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "hinzu", "Hundes", "hands", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Hindus, spelled H-I-N-D-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hindu
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hindu
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hindu
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hindu

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhindus
  • hidnus
  • hinddus
  • hindsu
  • hinduss
  • hinndus
  • hinuds
  • hnidus
  • ihndus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hindus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhindus1hidnus2hinddus1hindsu2hinduss1hinndus1hinuds2hnidus2
Edit distance from "Hindus"

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 "Hindus"?
"Hindus" is spelled H-I-N-D-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪndus].
What does "Hindus" mean?
As a noun, "Hindus" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hindu
What words are commonly confused with "Hindus"?
"Hindus" is commonly confused with "hinzu", "Hundes", "hands". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hindus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hindus" is [ˈhɪndus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hindus" come from?
"Hindus" 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 "Hindus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Honnef#36,404Hangar#36,381Gérard#36,377Glarus#36,367

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hellste9 variantsHummeln9 variantsGhettos9 variantsJecken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list