Kirchhof

[ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf]

/[ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kirchhof” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,642
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hof, Innenhof an, in oder bei einer Kirche

Corpus desk

Index DE-kirchhof · Kirchhof · German

Kirchhof · rank #31,642 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,642
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kirchdorf

Nearest frequency peer: Kirchdorf (-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 „Kirchhof“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kirchhof“ 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).

Kirchhof vs Kirchdorf
78% similar

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

Key facts for Kirchhof
PropertyValue
HeadwordKirchhof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,642
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kirchhof“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kirchdorf“ (#31,641), „Klöstern“ (#31,644), „kindlichen“ (#31,639). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kirchhof“ bei #31,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kirchhof (IPA [ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,642 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kirchhof, with forms such as "ikrchhof", "kicrhhof", and "kircchhof". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kirchdorf", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Kirchhof, spelled K-I-R-C-H-H-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hof, Innenhof an, in oder bei einer Kirche
  2. 2
    Friedhof, der direkt an einer Kirche liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diesen Kirchhof habe ich kartografiert.
  2. „Dieser Ecke schräg gegenüber, unmittelbar hinter dem Pfarrhause, steigt der Kirchhof lehnan, auf ihm, so ziemlich in seiner Mitte, die frühmittelalterliche Feldsteinkirche mit einem aus dem vorigen Jahrhundert stammenden Dachreiter und einem zur Seite des alten Rundbogenportals angebrachten Holzarm, dran eine Glocke hängt.“

Synonyms

Friedhof

This word in other languages

churchyard(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikrchhof
  • kicrhhof
  • kircchhof
  • kirchhfo
  • kirchhoff
  • kirchof
  • kirchohf
  • kirhchof
  • kirrchhof
  • kkirchhof
  • krichhof

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ikrchhof2kicrhhof2kircchhof1kirchhfo2kirchhoff1kirchof1kirchohf2kirhchof2
Edit distance from "Kirchhof"

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 "Kirchhof"?
"Kirchhof" is spelled K-I-R-C-H-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf].
What does "Kirchhof" mean?
As a noun, "Kirchhof" means: Hof, Innenhof an, in oder bei einer Kirche
What words are commonly confused with "Kirchhof"?
"Kirchhof" is commonly confused with "Kirchdorf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kirchhof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kirchhof" is [ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kirchhof" come from?
"Kirchhof" 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 "Kirchhof", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Klöstern#31,644Jeanette#31,630interest#31,626globales#31,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

lästern11 variantsMigrant11 variantsGulasch11 variantsmoments11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list