HTTP

/[ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː]/ abbrev

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,158

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

HTTP is anGermanabbrev. It means: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, zu deutsch Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll Pronounced [ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː]. It ranks #1,158 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hut and Hüte.

Key facts for HTTP
PropertyValue
HeadwordHTTP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,158
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of HTTP in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for HTTP is 4 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,158 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hypertext Transfer Protocol, zu deutsch Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for HTTP, with forms such as "hhttp", "htp", and "htpt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "Hüte", "HTTPS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is HTTP, spelled H-T-T-P, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hypertext Transfer Protocol, zu deutsch Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhttp,htp,htpt,httpp,thtp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for HTTP

Misspelling Variants of "HTTP"

hhttp5htp3htpt4httpp5thtp4
Misspelling Variants of "HTTP"

Frequency rank: #1,158 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "HTTP"?
"HTTP" is spelled H-T-T-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː].
What does "HTTP" mean?
As an abbrev, "HTTP" means: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, zu deutsch Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll
What words are commonly confused with "HTTP"?
"HTTP" is commonly confused with "Hut", "Hüte", "HTTPS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "HTTP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "HTTP" is [ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "HTTP" come from?
"HTTP" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.