Pfaffenhofen
[p͡fafn̩ˈhoːfn̩]
The verdict
“Pfaffenhofen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,753
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfaffenhofen · Pfaffenhofen · German
Pfaffenhofen · rank #33,753 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,753
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Pfaff
Nearest frequency peer: Pfaff (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Pfaffenhofen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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66,251 corpus weight
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Petroleum
66,250 corpus weight
- Pfaff
Pfaff
66,249 corpus weight
- Pfaffenhofen
Pfaffenhofen
66,248 corpus weight
- Pfannen
Pfannen
66,247 corpus weight
- phantastisc…
phantastischen
66,246 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pfaffenhofen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfaffenhofen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [p͡fafn̩ˈhoːfn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #33,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pfaffenhofen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Pfaffenhofen (IPA [p͡fafn̩ˈhoːfn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,753 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pfaffenhofen, with forms such as "fpaffenhofen", "pafffenhofen", and "pfafefnhofen". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 Pfaffenhofen, spelled P-F-A-F-F-E-N-H-O-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fpaffenhofen
- pafffenhofen
- pfafefnhofen
- pfafenhofen
- pfaffehnofen
- pfaffenhfoen
- pfaffenhhofen
- pfaffenhoefn
- pfaffenhofenn
- pfaffenhoffen
- pfaffenhofne
- pfaffennhofen
- pfaffenohfen
- pfaffnehofen
- pffafenhofen
- pffaffenhofen
- ppfaffenhofen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pfaffenhofen - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pfaffenhofen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
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.