HTTPS

/[ˌhaːteːteːpeːˈʔɛs]/ abbrev

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,128

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

HTTPS is anGermanabbrev. It means: Abkürzung für Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, zu deutsch sicheres Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll Pronounced [ˌhaːteːteːpeːˈʔɛs]. It ranks #3,128 in German word frequency. Often confused with HTTP and hits.

Key facts for HTTPS
PropertyValue
HeadwordHTTPS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[ˌhaːteːteːpeːˈʔɛs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,128
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for HTTPS is 5 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌhaːteːteːpeːˈʔɛs]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,128 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abkürzung für Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, zu deutsch sicheres Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for HTTPS, with forms such as "hhttps", "htps", and "htpts". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "HTTP", "hits", "hats", 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 HTTPS, spelled H-T-T-P-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, zu deutsch sicheres Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhttps,htps,htpts,httpps,httpss,httsp,thtps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for HTTPS

Misspelling Variants of "HTTPS"

hhttps6htps4htpts5httpps6httpss6httsp5thtps5
Misspelling Variants of "HTTPS"

Frequency rank: #3,128 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "HTTPS"?
"HTTPS" is spelled H-T-T-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhaːteːteːpeːˈʔɛs].
What does "HTTPS" mean?
As an abbrev, "HTTPS" means: Abkürzung für Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, zu deutsch sicheres Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll
What words are commonly confused with "HTTPS"?
"HTTPS" is commonly confused with "HTTP", "hits", "hats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "HTTPS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "HTTPS" is [ˌhaːteːteːpeːˈʔɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "HTTPS" come from?
"HTTPS" 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.