Hitliste
[ˈhɪtˌlɪstə]
The verdict
“Hitliste” is uncommon German (frequency #79,294 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,294
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liste besonders beliebter/erfolgreicher Dinge
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hitliste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪtˌlɪstə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hitliste” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hitliste is uncommon German at frequency #79,294 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪtˌlɪstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Hitliste has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Hitliste, spelled H-I-T-L-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Liste besonders beliebter/erfolgreicher Dinge
- 2Liste der erfolgreichsten Schlager
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.
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Using “Hitliste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-T-L-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɪtˌlɪstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.