HTML

[ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]

/[ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“HTML” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,546
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für die Formatierungssprache Hypertext Markup Language

Corpus desk

Index DE-html · HTML · German

HTML · rank #6,546 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,546
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hessischen

Nearest frequency peer: hessischen (-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 „HTML“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „HTML“ 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).

HTML vs hum
0% similar
HTML vs HTTP
50% similar
HTML vs HTML5
80% similar

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

Key facts for HTML
PropertyValue
HeadwordHTML
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,546
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „HTML“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).HTMLliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hessischen“ (#6,545), „identisch“ (#6,547), „Ideologie“ (#6,548). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „HTML“ bei #6,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around HTML (IPA [ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,546 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abkürzung für die Formatierungssprache Hypertext Markup Language".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for HTML, with forms such as "hhtml", "hmtl", and "htlm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hum", "HTTP", "HTML5", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is HTML, spelled H-T-M-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für die Formatierungssprache Hypertext Markup Language

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diese Seite basiert auf HTML.

This word in other languages

HTML(Español)HTML(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhtml
  • hmtl
  • htlm
  • htmll
  • htmml
  • httml
  • thml

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of HTML - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhtml1hmtl2htlm2htmll1htmml1httml1thml2
Edit distance from "HTML"

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 "HTML"?
"HTML" is spelled H-T-M-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl].
What does "HTML" mean?
As a noun, "HTML" means: Abkürzung für die Formatierungssprache Hypertext Markup Language
What words are commonly confused with "HTML"?
"HTML" is commonly confused with "hum", "HTTP", "HTML5". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "HTML"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "HTML" is [ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "HTML" come from?
"HTML" 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 "HTML", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flur#6,536long#6,559bull#6,521Ross#6,586

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Fahne7 variantsFaden7 variantsMayer7 variantsmerke7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list