Hoden

[ˈhoːdn̩]

/[ˈhoːdn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hoden” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,831. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,831
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Keimdrüse

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoden · Hoden · German

Hoden · rank #14,831 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,831
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hervorgegangen

Nearest frequency peer: hervorgegangen (-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 „Hoden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hoden“ 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).

Hoden vs hon
40% similar
Hoden vs Höhe
40% similar
Hoden vs höre
20% similar

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

Key facts for Hoden
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːdn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,831
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hoden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hodenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hervorgegangen“ (#14,830), „holten“ (#14,832), „Herstellern“ (#14,829). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hoden“ bei #14,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hoden (IPA [ˈhoːdn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,831 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männliche Keimdrüse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hoden, with forms such as "hdoen", "hhoden", and "hodden". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hon", "Höhe", "höre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hoden, spelled H-O-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Keimdrüse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den Hoden wird auch das Testosteron gebildet.
  2. „Dann hielt er seinen Becher unter die naturgetreu nachgebildeten Hoden und zog am Schwanz.“

Synonyms

TestikelEiNussKlötenBrunftkugel

This word in other languages

testicle(English)testículo(Español)testicule(Français)testículo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hdoen
  • hhoden
  • hodden
  • hodenn
  • hodne
  • hoedn
  • ohden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hdoen2hhoden1hodden1hodenn1hodne2hoedn2ohden2
Edit distance from "Hoden"

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 "Hoden"?
"Hoden" is spelled H-O-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːdn̩].
What does "Hoden" mean?
As a noun, "Hoden" means: männliche Keimdrüse
What words are commonly confused with "Hoden"?
"Hoden" is commonly confused with "hon", "Höhe", "höre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hoden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hoden" is [ˈhoːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hoden" come from?
"Hoden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hoden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelte#14,811küsst#14,855flott#14,802LaTeX#14,862

Similar misspelling depth

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

lobte7 variantsearth7 variantsearly7 variantsperle7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list