Houston

[ˈhjuːstən]

/[ˈhjuːstən]/ name

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The verdict

“Houston” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,096
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in dem US-Bundesstaat Texas

Corpus desk

Index DE-houston · Houston · German

Houston · rank #12,096 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,096
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hoffenheim

Nearest frequency peer: Hoffenheim (-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 „Houston“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Houston“ 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).

Houston vs husten
57% similar

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

Key facts for Houston
PropertyValue
HeadwordHouston
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhjuːstən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,096
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Houston“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Houstonliegt 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: „Hoffenheim“ (#12,095), „herrlichen“ (#12,094), „Hunderten“ (#12,098). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Houston“ bei #12,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Houston (IPA [ˈhjuːstən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,096 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in dem US-Bundesstaat Texas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Houston, with forms such as "hhouston", "hosuton", and "housotn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "husten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Houston, spelled H-O-U-S-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in dem US-Bundesstaat Texas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seine Schwester lebt in Houston.

This word in other languages

Houston(English)Houston(Español)Houston(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhouston
  • hosuton
  • housotn
  • housston
  • houstno
  • houstonn
  • houstton
  • houtson
  • huoston
  • ohuston

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Houston - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhouston1hosuton2housotn2housston1houstno2houstonn1houstton1houtson2
Edit distance from "Houston"

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 "Houston"?
"Houston" is spelled H-O-U-S-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhjuːstən].
What does "Houston" mean?
As a proper noun, "Houston" means: Stadt in dem US-Bundesstaat Texas
What words are commonly confused with "Houston"?
"Houston" is commonly confused with "husten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Houston"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Houston" is [ˈhjuːstən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Houston" come from?
"Houston" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Harvard#12,092geheilt#12,083gedient#12,082Karibik#12,112

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hybrid10 variantsmischt10 variantsMülheim10 variantseinfällt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list