Hudson

/[ˈhat͡sn̩]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,179

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Hudson is aGermanname. It means: Fluss in den US-Bundesstaaten New York und New Jersey im Nordosten der USA Pronounced [ˈhat͡sn̩]. Often confused with Hülsen.

Key facts for Hudson
PropertyValue
HeadwordHudson
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈhat͡sn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,179
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hudson is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhat͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,179 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fluss in den US-Bundesstaaten New York und New Jersey im Nordosten der USA".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hudson, with forms such as "hduson", "hhudson", and "huddson". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hülsen", 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 Hudson, spelled H-U-D-S-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in den US-Bundesstaaten New York und New Jersey im Nordosten der USA

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hduson,hhudson,huddson,hudosn,hudsno,hudsonn,hudsson,husdon,uhdson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hudson

Misspelling Variants of "Hudson"

hduson6hhudson7huddson7hudosn6hudsno6hudsonn7hudsson7husdon6
Misspelling Variants of "Hudson"

Frequency rank: #16,179 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hudson"?
"Hudson" is spelled H-U-D-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhat͡sn̩].
What does "Hudson" mean?
As a name, "Hudson" means: Fluss in den US-Bundesstaaten New York und New Jersey im Nordosten der USA
What words are commonly confused with "Hudson"?
"Hudson" is commonly confused with "Hülsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hudson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hudson" is [ˈhat͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hudson" come from?
"Hudson" 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.