Hobbit

[ˈhɔbɪt]

/[ˈhɔbɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hobbit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,770
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, humanoide, intelligente Kreatur, die bevorzugt in Erdhöhlen wohnt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hobbit · Hobbit · German

Hobbit · rank #24,770 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,770
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hindeuten

Nearest frequency peer: hindeuten (-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 „Hobbit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hobbit“ 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).

Hobbit vs hobby
50% similar
Hobbit vs Hobbys
67% similar
Hobbit vs Hoheit
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hobbit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHobbit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔbɪt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,770
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hobbit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hobbitliegt 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: „hindeuten“ (#24,769), „Hochzeitstag“ (#24,771), „Hilfestellung“ (#24,768). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hobbit“ bei #24,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hobbit (IPA [ˈhɔbɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,770 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hobbit, with forms such as "hbobit", "hhobbit", and "hobbitt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hobby", "Hobbys", "Hoheit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hobbit, spelled H-O-B-B-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine, humanoide, intelligente Kreatur, die bevorzugt in Erdhöhlen wohnt
  2. 2
    Populärname für Homo floresiensis, einer ausgestorbenen, kleingewachsenen Art der Gattung Homo, die auf der indonesischen Insel Flores beheimatet war (in Anlehnung an Tolkien)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ursprünglich hatten alle Hobbits in Höhlen gelebt, […] und darin fühlten sie sich am besten aufgehoben; aber im Laufe der Zeit hatten sie sich auch mit anderen Arten von Behausungen abfinden müssen.“
  2. Man könnte sagen, dass Hobbit ein Kosename für den Homo floresiensis ist, der auch „Flo“ genannt wird.

Synonyms

HalblingHomo floresiensis

This word in other languages

hobbit(English)hobbit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hbobit
  • hhobbit
  • hobbitt
  • hobbti
  • hobibt
  • hobit
  • ohbbit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hbobit2hhobbit1hobbitt1hobbti2hobibt2hobit1ohbbit2
Edit distance from "Hobbit"

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 "Hobbit"?
"Hobbit" is spelled H-O-B-B-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔbɪt].
What does "Hobbit" mean?
As a noun, "Hobbit" means: kleine, humanoide, intelligente Kreatur, die bevorzugt in Erdhöhlen wohnt
What words are commonly confused with "Hobbit"?
"Hobbit" is commonly confused with "hobby", "Hobbys", "Hoheit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hobbit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hobbit" is [ˈhɔbɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hobbit" come from?
"Hobbit" 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 "Hobbit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Heizöl#24,764Höxter#24,776Janine#24,788Kerker#24,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

horse7 variantsHupen7 variantsKomet7 variantsküsste7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list