Hindenburg

/ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/

//ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ// name

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"hindenburg" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hindenburg” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,976. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,976
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hindenburg · Hindenburg · English

Hindenburg · rank #45,976 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,976
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH highgate

Nearest frequency peer: highgate (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Hindenburg”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Hindenburg” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hindenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordHindenburg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#45,976
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hindenburg”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Hindenburglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “highgate” (#45,975), “Hinkley” (#45,977), “heroically” (#45,974). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hindenburg” is #45,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Hindenburg (IPA /ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,976 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hindenburg, with forms such as "hhindenburg", "hidnenburg", and "hinddenburg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Hindenburg, spelled H-I-N-D-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.
  2. 2
    Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal in the First World War and second President of the Weimar Republic.

This word in other languages

Hindenburg(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhindenburg
  • hidnenburg
  • hinddenburg
  • hindebnurg
  • hindenbburg
  • hindenbrug
  • hindenbugr
  • hindenburgg
  • hindenburrg
  • hindennburg
  • hindenubrg
  • hindneburg
  • hinednburg
  • hinndenburg
  • hnidenburg
  • ihndenburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hindenburg - 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.

hhindenburg1hidnenburg2hinddenburg1hindebnurg2hindenbburg1hindenbrug2hindenbugr2hindenburgg1
Edit distance from "Hindenburg"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hindenburg"?
"Hindenburg" is spelled H-I-N-D-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/.
What does "Hindenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hindenburg" means: A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.
What are common misspellings of "Hindenburg"?
Common misspellings include "hhindenburg", "hidnenburg", "hinddenburg", "hindebnurg", "hindenbburg". The correct spelling is "Hindenburg".
How do you pronounce "Hindenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hindenburg" is /ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hindenburg" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hindenburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list