Historien

[hɪsˈtoːʁiən]

/[hɪsˈtoːʁiən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Historien” is uncommon German (frequency #51,415 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,415
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-historien · Historien · German

Historien · rank #51,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,415
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochgerechnet

Nearest frequency peer: hochgerechnet (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Historien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Historien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Historien
PropertyValue
HeadwordHistorien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɪsˈtoːʁiən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Historien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Historienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochgerechnet“ (#51,416), „hinzuziehen“ (#51,413), „Hochkonjunktur“ (#51,417). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Historien“ bei #51,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Historien is uncommon German at frequency #51,415 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɪsˈtoːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Historien, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Historien, spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Historien"?
"Historien" is spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪsˈtoːʁiən].
What does "Historien" mean?
As a noun, "Historien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Historie
How do you pronounce "Historien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Historien" is [hɪsˈtoːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Historien" come from?
"Historien" 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 "Historien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hermsdorf#51,404Katalogen#51,452Guardians#51,375kleinlaut#51,460

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list