Hypothek

[hypoˈteːk]

/[hypoˈteːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hypothek” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,767. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,767
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Grundbuch eingetragenes Pfandrecht an einer Liegenschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-hypothek · Hypothek · German

Hypothek · rank #22,767 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,767
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hubraum

Nearest frequency peer: Hubraum (-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 „Hypothek“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hypothek“ 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).

Hypothek vs Hypothese
78% similar
Hypothek vs Hypotheken
80% similar

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

Key facts for Hypothek
PropertyValue
HeadwordHypothek
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hypoˈteːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,767
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hypothek“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hypothekliegt 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: „Hubraum“ (#22,766), „Ideologien“ (#22,768), „Horizonte“ (#22,765). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hypothek“ bei #22,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Hypothek (IPA [hypoˈteːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,767 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hypothek, with forms such as "hhypothek", "hpyothek", and "hyopthek". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hypothese", "Hypotheken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hypothek, spelled H-Y-P-O-T-H-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Grundbuch eingetragenes Pfandrecht an einer Liegenschaft
  2. 2
    Hypothekarkredit (= Kredit mit dem Pfandrecht an einer Liegenschaft als Sicherheit)
  3. 3
    belastender, negativer Umstand; große, ständige Belastung beziehungsweise Bürde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Besicherung des Kredits hat das Unternehmen der Bank eine Hypothek auf seine Werkhalle eingeräumt.
  2. Ich nehme zum Kauf einer Eigentumswohnung eine Hypothek bei der XYZ-Bank auf.

Synonyms

GrundpfandrechtBürdeJoch

This word in other languages

mortgage(English)hipoteca(Español)hypothèque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhypothek
  • hpyothek
  • hyopthek
  • hypohtek
  • hypotehk
  • hypothekk
  • hypothhek
  • hypothke
  • hypotthek
  • hyppothek
  • hyptohek
  • hyypothek
  • yhpothek

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hypothek - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhypothek1hpyothek2hyopthek2hypohtek2hypotehk2hypothekk1hypothhek1hypothke2
Edit distance from "Hypothek"

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 "Hypothek"?
"Hypothek" is spelled H-Y-P-O-T-H-E-K. The IPA pronunciation is [hypoˈteːk].
What does "Hypothek" mean?
As a noun, "Hypothek" means: im Grundbuch eingetragenes Pfandrecht an einer Liegenschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Hypothek"?
"Hypothek" is commonly confused with "Hypothese", "Hypotheken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hypothek"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hypothek" is [hypoˈteːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hypothek" come from?
"Hypothek" 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 "Hypothek", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Honecker#22,764Herrchen#22,760Heribert#22,758Kirschen#22,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Ideologien13 variantsHorizonte13 variantsGewinnerin13 variantsgeteilten13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list