Hausdorff
/ˈhaʊs.dɔːf/
"hausdorff" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hausdorff” is uncommon English (frequency #94,935 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,935
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Such that any two distinct points have disjoint neighborhoods.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hausdorff · Hausdorff · English
Hausdorff · rank #94,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,935
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH Haug
Nearest frequency peer: Haug (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 “Hausdorff”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hasse
Hasse
5,068 corpus weight
- Haug
Haug
5,067 corpus weight
- Hausdorff
Hausdorff
5,066 corpus weight
- Haussmann
Haussmann
5,065 corpus weight
- healthiness
healthiness
5,063 corpus weight
- heathland
heathland
5,062 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hausdorff” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hausdorff |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈhaʊs.dɔːf/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hausdorff” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hausdorff is uncommon English at frequency #94,935 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈhaʊs.dɔːf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Such that any two distinct points have disjoint neighborhoods.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hausdorff in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after German mathematician Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942). The correct English form is Hausdorff, spelled H-A-U-S-D-O-R-F-F.
Definition
- 1Such that any two distinct points have disjoint neighborhoods.
Etymology
Named after German mathematician Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942).
Synonyms
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 English 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 English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.