Horns

[hɔʁns]

/[hɔʁns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Horns” is uncommon German (frequency #58,883 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,883
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

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

Key facts for Horns
PropertyValue
HeadwordHorns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔʁns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Horns” 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). Horns 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

Horns is uncommon German at frequency #58,883 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɔʁns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horn".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Horns, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Horns, spelled H-O-R-N-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horn

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 "Horns"?
"Horns" is spelled H-O-R-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔʁns].
What does "Horns" mean?
As a noun, "Horns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horn
How do you pronounce "Horns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Horns" is [hɔʁns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Horns" come from?
"Horns" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Horns”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-R-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɔʁns] (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