hornet

[ˈhɔʁnət]

/[ˈhɔʁnət]/ verb

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The verdict

“hornet” is uncommon German (frequency #75,779 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,779
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hornen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hornet · hornet · German

hornet · rank #75,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,779
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hopi

Nearest frequency peer: hopi (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hornet“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hornet“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hornet
PropertyValue
Headwordhornet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɔʁnət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hornet“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hornetfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hopi“ (#75,778), „hors“ (#75,780), „Holzinger“ (#75,777). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hornet“ bei #75,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hornet is uncommon German at frequency #75,779 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɔʁnət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hornen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hornet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hornet, spelled H-O-R-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hornen

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 "hornet"?
"hornet" is spelled H-O-R-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔʁnət].
What does "hornet" mean?
As a verb, "hornet" means: 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hornen
How do you pronounce "hornet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hornet" is [ˈhɔʁnət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hornet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hyphen#75,787Hobart#75,765Henner#75,757hallte#75,743

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list