Hunger

[ˈhʊŋɐ]

/[ˈhʊŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hunger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,831. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,831
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlangen nach Essen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hunger · Hunger · German

Hunger · rank #2,831 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,831
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hals

Nearest frequency peer: Hals (-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 „Hunger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hunger“ 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).

Hunger vs Hüter
50% similar
Hunger vs hunter
67% similar
Hunger vs Hunnen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hunger
PropertyValue
HeadwordHunger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊŋɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,831
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hunger“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hungerliegt 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: „Hals“ (#2,830), „Inhalte“ (#2,832), „keinerlei“ (#2,833). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hunger“ bei #2,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hunger (IPA [ˈhʊŋɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,831 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hunger, with forms such as "hhunger", "hnuger", and "hugner". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hüter", "hunter", "Hunnen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hunger, spelled H-U-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlangen nach Essen
  2. 2
    dem Verlangen nach Essen vergleichbares Verlangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mama, ich habe Hunger!
  2. „Der Hunger ist das Dienstmädchen des Genies“.

Synonyms

EssensdrangKohldampfFlameauBegierdeVerlangen

Antonyms

DurstSättigungVölle

This word in other languages

hunger(English)hambre(Español)faim(Français)fome(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhunger
  • hnuger
  • hugner
  • hunegr
  • hungerr
  • hungger
  • hungre
  • hunnger
  • uhnger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhunger1hnuger2hugner2hunegr2hungerr1hungger1hungre2hunnger1
Edit distance from "Hunger"

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 "Hunger"?
"Hunger" is spelled H-U-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊŋɐ].
What does "Hunger" mean?
As a noun, "Hunger" means: Verlangen nach Essen
What words are commonly confused with "Hunger"?
"Hunger" is commonly confused with "Hüter", "hunter", "Hunnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hunger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hunger" is [ˈhʊŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hunger" come from?
"Hunger" 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 "Hunger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Führer#2,824fragte#2,823Mannes#2,846Metern#2,848

Similar misspelling depth

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

Plätze9 variantsVerbot9 variantsServer9 variantssammeln9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list