Huhn

[huːn]

/[huːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Huhn” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,492. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,492
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Haushuhn (wissenschaftlich:Gallus gallus gallus)

Corpus desk

Index DE-huhn · Huhn · German

Huhn · rank #10,492 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,492
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochgeladen

Nearest frequency peer: hochgeladen (-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 „Huhn“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Huhn“ 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).

Huhn vs Hut
50% similar
Huhn vs hus
25% similar
Huhn vs hum
25% similar

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

Key facts for Huhn
PropertyValue
HeadwordHuhn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[huːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,492
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Huhn“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Huhnliegt 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: „hochgeladen“ (#10,491), „Hürden“ (#10,493), „HIV“ (#10,490). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Huhn“ bei #10,492. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Huhn (IPA [huːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,492 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Huhn, with forms such as "hhuhn", "hhun", and "huhhn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "hus", "hum", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Huhn, spelled H-U-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Haushuhn (wissenschaftlich:Gallus gallus gallus)
  2. 2
    weibliches Haushuhn
  3. 3
    Fleisch vom Haushuhn
  4. 4
    kurz für verschiedene Hühnervögel (Ordnung Galliformes) mit -huhn im Namen
  5. 5
    für die Familie Phasianidae, zu der das Haushuhn gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir züchten hier Hühner.
  2. Uns geht es so gut, dass wir Hühnern Jacken für den Winter stricken.

Synonyms

HaushuhnHenneGluckeHühnervogelRebhuhnFasanenartiger

Antonyms

Hahn

This word in other languages

chicken(English)gallo(Español)poule(Français)frango(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhuhn
  • hhun
  • huhhn
  • huhnn
  • hunh
  • uhhn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Huhn - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhuhn1hhun2huhhn1huhnn1hunh2uhhn2
Edit distance from "Huhn"

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 "Huhn"?
"Huhn" is spelled H-U-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [huːn].
What does "Huhn" mean?
As a noun, "Huhn" means: das Haushuhn (wissenschaftlich:Gallus gallus gallus)
What words are commonly confused with "Huhn"?
"Huhn" is commonly confused with "Hut", "hus", "hum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Huhn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Huhn" is [huːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Huhn" come from?
"Huhn" 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 "Huhn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fame#10,471days#10,447clip#10,444boah#10,436

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hasen6 variantsklopp6 variantsmonte6 variantsrollt6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list