Hygiene

Name: Hygiene, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[hyˈɡi̯eːnə]

/[hyˈɡi̯eːnə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Hygiene” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,737
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahmen, die der Erhaltung der Sauberkeit dienen; Körperpflege, Reinlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-hygiene · Hygiene · German

Hygiene · rank #9,737 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,737
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH Himmels

Nearest frequency peer: Himmels (-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.

hats

90,267
Heilbronn

90,266
Himmels

90,265
Hygiene

90,264
härte

90,263
Hürde

90,262

What this shows „Hygiene“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Hygiene
Property	Value
Headword	Hygiene
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[hyˈɡi̯eːnə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#9,737
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hygiene“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hygieneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#9,737

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Himmels“ (#9,736), „härte“ (#9,738), „Heilbronn“ (#9,735). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hygiene“ bei #9,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hygiene (IPA [hyˈɡi̯eːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,737 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hygiene, with forms such as "hgyiene", "hhygiene", and "hygeine". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hygiene, spelled H-Y-G-I-E-N-E.

Definition

1
Maßnahmen, die der Erhaltung der Sauberkeit dienen; Körperpflege, Reinlichkeit
2
Gesundheitspflege, alle Aktivitäten, um Menschen gesund zu erhalten und Krankheiten zu verhüten
3
Fachbereich Gesundheitslehre, über die Förderung und Erhaltung von Gesundheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Packen Sie bitte auch etwas für die persönliche Hygiene mit ein.
„Du solltest die Tastatur und den Telefonhörer im Büro regelmäßig mit Alkohol reinigen. Sonst ist das einfach mangelnde Hygiene.“

Synonyms

Reinheit Sauberkeit

Antonyms

Verschmutzung

This word in other languages

hygiene(English)higiene(Español)hygiène(Français)higiene(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hgyiene
hhygiene
hygeine
hyggiene
hygieen
hygienne
hyginee
hyigene
hyygiene
yhgiene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Hygiene"

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 "Hygiene"?

"Hygiene" is spelled H-Y-G-I-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [hyˈɡi̯eːnə].

What does "Hygiene" mean?

As a noun, "Hygiene" means: Maßnahmen, die der Erhaltung der Sauberkeit dienen; Körperpflege, Reinlichkeit

What are common misspellings of "Hygiene"?

Common misspellings include "hgyiene", "hhygiene", "hygeine", "hyggiene", "hygieen". The correct spelling is "Hygiene".

How do you pronounce "Hygiene"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hygiene" is [hyˈɡi̯eːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Hygiene" come from?

"Hygiene" 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 "Hygiene", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Himmels#9,736 Getränk#9,729 kostete#9,754 feuchte#9,718

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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