Hongkongs

[ˈhɔŋkɔŋs]

/[ˈhɔŋkɔŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hongkongs” is uncommon German (frequency #79,302 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,302
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hongkong

Key facts for Hongkongs
PropertyValue
HeadwordHongkongs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔŋkɔŋs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hongkongs” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hongkongs lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hongkongs is uncommon German at frequency #79,302 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔŋkɔŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hongkong".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hongkongs, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Hongkongs, spelled H-O-N-G-K-O-N-G-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hongkong

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 "Hongkongs"?
"Hongkongs" is spelled H-O-N-G-K-O-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔŋkɔŋs].
What does "Hongkongs" mean?
As a noun, "Hongkongs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hongkong
How do you pronounce "Hongkongs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hongkongs" is [ˈhɔŋkɔŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hongkongs" come from?
"Hongkongs" 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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Using “Hongkongs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-N-G-K-O-N-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɔŋkɔŋs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list