Huldigung

[ˈhʊldɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈhʊldɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Huldigung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,979
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeichen der Ergebenheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-huldigung · Huldigung · German

Huldigung · rank #48,979 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,979
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Idaho

Nearest frequency peer: Idaho (+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 „Huldigung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Huldigung“ 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).

Huldigung vs huldigen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Huldigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHuldigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊldɪɡʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,979
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Huldigung“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Idaho“ (#48,980), „Hospitals“ (#48,977), „Hornung“ (#48,976). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Huldigung“ bei #48,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Huldigung (IPA [ˈhʊldɪɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,979 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Huldigung, with forms such as "hhuldigung", "hludigung", and "hudligung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "huldigen", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Huldigung, spelled H-U-L-D-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeichen der Ergebenheit
  2. 2
    ritualisiertes Treueversprechen zwischen einem Lehnsnehmer und einem Lehnsherrn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Polizei des Altertums ist durch die Wachsfiguren eines Caesaren und zweier Liktoren und durch einige Fascesbündel dargestellt, was herzlich albern ist, wenn es nicht eine Huldigung für die modernen Faschisten bedeuten soll.“
  2. „Diese litt es aber nicht, sondern umarmte sie mit einem Anflug von Verlegenheit, zugleich sichtlich bewegt durch diese Huldigung einer heiteren und liebenswürdigen Natur.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhuldigung
  • hludigung
  • hudligung
  • hulddigung
  • huldgiung
  • huldiggung
  • huldignug
  • huldigugn
  • huldigungg
  • huldigunng
  • huldiugng
  • hulidgung
  • hulldigung
  • uhldigung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhuldigung1hludigung2hudligung2hulddigung1huldgiung2huldiggung1huldignug2huldigugn2
Edit distance from "Huldigung"

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 "Huldigung"?
"Huldigung" is spelled H-U-L-D-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊldɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Huldigung" mean?
As a noun, "Huldigung" means: Zeichen der Ergebenheit
What words are commonly confused with "Huldigung"?
"Huldigung" is commonly confused with "huldigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Huldigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Huldigung" is [ˈhʊldɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Huldigung" come from?
"Huldigung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list