however
[hɑʊˈεvə(ɹ)]
The verdict
“however” is uncommon German (frequency #55,422 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,422
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - trotzdem, eine Einräumung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | however |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [hɑʊˈεvə(ɹ)] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “however” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
however is uncommon German at frequency #55,422 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [hɑʊˈεvə(ɹ)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for however, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is however, spelled H-O-W-E-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1trotzdem, eine Einräumung
- 2Verstärkung des Fragewortes wie, hauptsächlich Britisch
- 3egal, unabhängig
- 4egal, unabhängig
- 5egal, unabhängig
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “however”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-W-E-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɑʊˈεvə(ɹ)] (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
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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.