Hoodie

[ˈhʊdi]

/[ˈhʊdi]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Hoodie” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,429
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pullover mit einer Kapuze

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoodie · Hoodie · German

Hoodie · rank #39,429 · 7 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,429
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH homophobe

Nearest frequency peer: homophobe (-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 „Hoodie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hoodie“ 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).

Hoodie vs Horde
67% similar
Hoodie vs holde
50% similar

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

Key facts for Hoodie
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoodie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊdi]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,429
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hoodie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hoodieliegt 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: „homophobe“ (#39,428), „hypothetischen“ (#39,430), „Hoheitsgebiet“ (#39,427). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hoodie“ bei #39,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hoodie (IPA [ˈhʊdi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,429 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pullover mit einer Kapuze".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hoodie, with forms such as "hhoodie", "hodie", and "hodoie". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Horde", "holde", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hoodie, spelled H-O-O-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pullover mit einer Kapuze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich trage meinen Hoodie in der Schule.
  2. Hier gibt es eine Vielzahl Sweatshirts, Sweatjacken oder Hoodies für jeden Look: vom Kapuzen-Sweatshirt im Vintage-Look bis zum bunt geringelten Sweat-Hoodie.

Synonyms

KapuzenpulloverKapuzenshirt

This word in other languages

hoodie(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhoodie
  • hodie
  • hodoie
  • hooddie
  • hoodei
  • hooide
  • ohodie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhoodie1hodie1hodoie2hooddie1hoodei2hooide2ohodie2
Edit distance from "Hoodie"

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 "Hoodie"?
"Hoodie" is spelled H-O-O-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊdi].
What does "Hoodie" mean?
As a noun, "Hoodie" means: Pullover mit einer Kapuze
What words are commonly confused with "Hoodie"?
"Hoodie" is commonly confused with "Horde", "holde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hoodie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hoodie" is [ˈhʊdi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hoodie" come from?
"Hoodie" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

häkeln#39,432Hennen#39,416guides#39,409Karies#39,460

Similar misspelling depth

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

Guben7 variantsKinde7 variantsGenom7 variantskratz7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list