Husum

[ˈhuːzʊm]

/[ˈhuːzʊm]/ name

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The verdict

“Husum” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,183. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,183
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-husum · Husum · German

Husum · rank #34,183 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,183
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hupe

Nearest frequency peer: Hupe (-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 „Husum“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Husum“ 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).

Husum vs hus
40% similar
Husum vs hum
40% similar
Husum vs hust
40% similar

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

Key facts for Husum
PropertyValue
HeadwordHusum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhuːzʊm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,183
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Husum“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Husumliegt 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: „Hupe“ (#34,182), „IAA“ (#34,184), „hungrigen“ (#34,181). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Husum“ bei #34,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Husum (IPA [ˈhuːzʊm]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,183 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Husum, with forms such as "hhusum", "hsuum", and "husmu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "hus", "hum", "hust", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Husum, spelled H-U-S-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Husum liegt in Deutschlands Norden.
  2. Ich bin in Husum geboren.

Synonyms

Graue Stadt am Meer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhusum
  • hsuum
  • husmu
  • hussum
  • husumm
  • huusm
  • uhsum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Husum - 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.

hhusum1hsuum2husmu2hussum1husumm1huusm2uhsum2
Edit distance from "Husum"

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 "Husum"?
"Husum" is spelled H-U-S-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhuːzʊm].
What does "Husum" mean?
As a proper noun, "Husum" means: Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Husum"?
"Husum" is commonly confused with "hus", "hum", "hust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Husum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Husum" is [ˈhuːzʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Husum" come from?
"Husum" 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 "Husum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

homme#34,175Janus#34,199junta#34,204hells#34,160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hemmen7 variantsKnigge7 variantsladet7 variantslearn7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list