Holmes
[ˈhɔlməs]
The verdict
“Holmes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,307
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holm
Corpus desk
Index DE-holmes · Holmes · German
Holmes · rank #12,307 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,307
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hockey
Nearest frequency peer: Hockey (-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 „Holmes“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Hinrichtung
Hinrichtung
87,697 corpus weight
- Hochwasser
Hochwasser
87,696 corpus weight
- Hockey
Hockey
87,695 corpus weight
- Holmes
Holmes
87,694 corpus weight
- Honda
Honda
87,693 corpus weight
- hospital
hospital
87,692 corpus weight
What this shows „Holmes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Holmes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔlməs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Holmes“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Holmes (IPA [ˈhɔlməs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,307 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holm".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Holmes, with forms such as "hholmes", "hlomes", and "holems". 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, "home", "Homs", "holte", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Holmes, spelled H-O-L-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holm
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hholmes
- hlomes
- holems
- hollmes
- holmess
- holmmes
- holmse
- homles
- ohlmes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Holmes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Holmes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).