Horrors

[ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯s]

/[ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Horrors” is uncommon German (frequency #99,991 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,991
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horror

Corpus desk

Index DE-horrors · Horrors · German

Horrors · rank #99,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,991
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hormons

Nearest frequency peer: Hormons (-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 „Horrors“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Horrors
PropertyValue
HeadwordHorrors
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Horrors“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Horrorsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hormons“ (#99,990), „Horrorszenario“ (#99,992), „Hormonhaushalt“ (#99,989). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Horrors“ bei #99,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Horrors is uncommon German at frequency #99,991 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horror".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Horrors in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Horrors, spelled H-O-R-R-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horror

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 "Horrors"?
"Horrors" is spelled H-O-R-R-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯s].
What does "Horrors" mean?
As a noun, "Horrors" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Horror
How do you pronounce "Horrors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Horrors" is [ˈhɔʁoːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Horrors" come from?
"Horrors" 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 "Horrors", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hormons#99,990hinhält#99,975haltige#99,936googlet#99,909

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list