Netzhaut
[ˈnɛt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Netzhaut” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,699
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schicht aus Nervenzellen im Inneren des Auges, die Lichtimpulse in Nervenimpulse umwandelt und diese an das Gehirn leitet, womit Sehen ermöglicht wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Netzhaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛt͡sˌhaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,699 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Netzhaut” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Netzhaut (IPA [ˈnɛt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,699 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schicht aus Nervenzellen im Inneren des Auges, die Lichtimpulse in Nervenimpulse umwandelt und diese an das Gehirn leitet, womit Sehen ermöglicht wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Netzhaut, with forms such as "entzhaut", "nethzaut", and "nettzhaut". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Netzhaut, spelled N-E-T-Z-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Schicht aus Nervenzellen im Inneren des Auges, die Lichtimpulse in Nervenimpulse umwandelt und diese an das Gehirn leitet, womit Sehen ermöglicht wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- entzhaut
- nethzaut
- nettzhaut
- netzahut
- netzhatu
- netzhautt
- netzhhaut
- netzhuat
- netzzhaut
- nezthaut
- nnetzhaut
- ntezhaut
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Netzhaut - 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.
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.
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Using “Netzhaut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-E-T-Z-H-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnɛt͡sˌhaʊ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.