Hörbuch

[ˈhøːɐ̯ˌbuːx]

/[ˈhøːɐ̯ˌbuːx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hörbuch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,397
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Sprecher vertontes und auf einem Speichermedium gespeichertes Buch (= Lesung), Hörspiel oder Feature, das auf Kassette oder CD publiziert wurde.

Corpus desk

Index DE-horbuch · Hörbuch · German

Hörbuch · rank #13,397 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,397
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH häufige

Nearest frequency peer: häufige (-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 „Hörbuch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hörbuch“ 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).

Hörbuch vs horch
43% similar
Hörbuch vs Hornbach
63% similar
Hörbuch vs Hörbücher
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hörbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordHörbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhøːɐ̯ˌbuːx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,397
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hörbuch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hörbuchliegt 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: „häufige“ (#13,396), „IB“ (#13,398), „Imperium“ (#13,399). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hörbuch“ bei #13,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hörbuch (IPA [ˈhøːɐ̯ˌbuːx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,397 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von einem Sprecher vertontes und auf einem Speichermedium gespeichertes Buch (= Lesung), Hörspiel oder Feature, das auf Kassette oder CD publiziert wurde.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hörbuch, with forms such as "hhörbuch", "hröbuch", and "höbruch". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "horch", "Hornbach", "Hörbücher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Hörbuch, spelled H-Ö-R-B-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem Sprecher vertontes und auf einem Speichermedium gespeichertes Buch (= Lesung), Hörspiel oder Feature, das auf Kassette oder CD publiziert wurde.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Melchior Schedler's Hörspiel "Cordoba oder die Kunst des Badens" ist auch als Hörbuch erhältlich.
  2. Mit Hörbuchern kann man akustisch auf Reisen gehen.https://www.zeit.de/2011/17/Reisen-Hoerbuecher

Synonyms

Audiobuch

Antonyms

DruckwerkPrintmedium

This word in other languages

audio book(English)audiolivre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhörbuch
  • hröbuch
  • höbruch
  • hörbbuch
  • hörbcuh
  • hörbucch
  • hörbuchh
  • hörbuhc
  • hörrbuch
  • hörubch
  • öhrbuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhörbuch1hröbuch2höbruch2hörbbuch1hörbcuh2hörbucch1hörbuchh1hörbuhc2
Edit distance from "Hörbuch"

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 "Hörbuch"?
"Hörbuch" is spelled H-Ö-R-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːɐ̯ˌbuːx].
What does "Hörbuch" mean?
As a noun, "Hörbuch" means: von einem Sprecher vertontes und auf einem Speichermedium gespeichertes Buch (= Lesung), Hörspiel oder Feature, das auf Kassette oder CD publiziert wurde.
What words are commonly confused with "Hörbuch"?
"Hörbuch" is commonly confused with "horch", "Hornbach", "Hörbücher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hörbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hörbuch" is [ˈhøːɐ̯ˌbuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hörbuch" come from?
"Hörbuch" 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 "Hörbuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

häufige#13,396Kanonen#13,406kleinem#13,411gesteht#13,380

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Imperium11 variantsgerührt11 variantsKrönung11 variantsGegners11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list