Hirse
[ˈhɪʁzə]
The verdict
“Hirse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,965
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für einige kleinfrüchtige Getreidearten aus der Familie der Süßgräser
Corpus desk
Index DE-hirse · Hirse · German
Hirse · rank #43,965 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,965
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH hinschaut
Nearest frequency peer: hinschaut (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hirse”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- heurigen
heurigen
56,040 corpus weight
- hinfort
hinfort
56,038 corpus weight
- hinschaut
hinschaut
56,037 corpus weight
- Hirse
Hirse
56,036 corpus weight
- hissen
hissen
56,035 corpus weight
- Hochkultur
Hochkultur
56,033 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hirse” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hirse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁzə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #43,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Hirse” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Hirse (IPA [ˈhɪʁzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,965 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sammelbezeichnung für einige kleinfrüchtige Getreidearten aus der Familie der Süßgräser".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hirse, with forms such as "hhirse", "hirrse", and "hirsse". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "His", "höre", "Hose", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hirse, spelled H-I-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Sammelbezeichnung für einige kleinfrüchtige Getreidearten aus der Familie der Süßgräser
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hirse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor allem in Afrika sind Hirsen wichtige Nahrungsmittel.
„Träger und Esel schleppen Hirse und Kühlschränke durch die engen Gassen, Händler preisen Bananen und iPhones an.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhirse
- hirrse
- hirsse
- hisre
- hrise
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hirse - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hirse", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Hirse". Here's where to go from here.
- "Hirse" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "His". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #43,965 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.