hübsch

[hʏpʃ]

/[hʏpʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“hübsch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,969
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ebenmäßig, schön

Corpus desk

Index DE-hubsch · hübsch · German

hübsch · rank #3,969 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,969
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH HSV

Nearest frequency peer: HSV (-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 „hübsch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hübsch“ 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).

hübsch vs huch
50% similar
hübsch vs husch
67% similar
hübsch vs hübsche
86% similar

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

Key facts for hübsch
PropertyValue
Headwordhübsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hʏpʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,969
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hübsch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hübschliegt 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: „HSV“ (#3,968), „Institutionen“ (#3,970), „hell“ (#3,967). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hübsch“ bei #3,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hübsch (IPA [hʏpʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,969 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hübsch, with forms such as "hbüsch", "hhübsch", and "hübbsch". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "huch", "husch", "hübsche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hübsch, spelled H-Ü-B-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ebenmäßig, schön
  2. 2
    angenehm, nett
  3. 3
    wie es sich gehört
  4. 4
    von nicht ganz unbedeutender Größe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein hübsches Mädchen sitzt dort.
  2. „Das Empfangszimmer war sehr elegant, sehr bequem, und auf einer pflaumenfarbenen Couch saß ihm das hübscheste Kind gegenüber, das Hagen jemals gesehen hatte.“

Synonyms

niedlichreizendfeinansehnlichbeträchtlichgehörigordentlich

Antonyms

hässlich

This word in other languages

nice(English)bonito(Español)joli(Français)bonito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hbüsch
  • hhübsch
  • hübbsch
  • hübcsh
  • hübscch
  • hübschh
  • hübshc
  • hübssch
  • hüsbch
  • ühbsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hbüsch2hhübsch1hübbsch1hübcsh2hübscch1hübschh1hübshc2hübssch1
Edit distance from "hübsch"

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 "hübsch"?
"hübsch" is spelled H-Ü-B-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hʏpʃ].
What does "hübsch" mean?
As an adjective, "hübsch" means: ebenmäßig, schön
What words are commonly confused with "hübsch"?
"hübsch" is commonly confused with "huch", "husch", "hübsche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hübsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hübsch" is [hʏpʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hübsch" come from?
"hübsch" 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 "hübsch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

irgend#3,972Füssen#3,962fliegt#3,960messen#3,983

Similar misspelling depth

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

Fassung10 variantsSekunde10 variantsBelgien10 variantssprich10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list