Hühner

[ˈhyːnɐ]

/[ˈhyːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hühner” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,112. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,112
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Huhn

Corpus desk

Index DE-huhner · Hühner · German

Hühner · rank #10,112 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,112
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH husten

Nearest frequency peer: husten (-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 „Hühner“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hühner“ 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).

Hühner vs Hüter
67% similar
Hühner vs Hunger
50% similar
Hühner vs hunter
33% similar

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

Key facts for Hühner
PropertyValue
HeadwordHühner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhyːnɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,112
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hühner“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hühnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „husten“ (#10,111), „Idealen“ (#10,113), „Humboldt“ (#10,110). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hühner“ bei #10,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hühner (IPA [ˈhyːnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,112 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hühner, with forms such as "hhühner", "hhüner", and "hühenr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Hüter", "Hunger", "hunter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hühner, spelled H-Ü-H-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Huhn
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Huhn
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Huhn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhühner
  • hhüner
  • hühenr
  • hühhner
  • hühnerr
  • hühnner
  • hühnre
  • hünher
  • ühhner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhühner1hhüner2hühenr2hühhner1hühnerr1hühnner1hühnre2hünher2
Edit distance from "Hühner"

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 "Hühner"?
"Hühner" is spelled H-Ü-H-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhyːnɐ].
What does "Hühner" mean?
As a noun, "Hühner" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Huhn
What words are commonly confused with "Hühner"?
"Hühner" is commonly confused with "Hüter", "Hunger", "hunter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hühner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hühner" is [ˈhyːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hühner" come from?
"Hühner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hühner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

husten#10,111Innern#10,116Göttin#10,103Gräfin#10,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Idealen9 variantsknappen9 variantsKöhler9 variantskühlen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list