Aschehaufen
[ˈaʃəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“Aschehaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Asche bestehender Haufen, Menge aufgehäufter Asche
Corpus desk
Index DE-aschehaufen · Aschehaufen · German
Aschehaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aschehaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʃəˌhaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aschehaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aschehaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʃəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Asche bestehender Haufen, Menge aufgehäufter Asche".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aschehaufen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Aschehaufen, spelled A-S-C-H-E-H-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus Asche bestehender Haufen, Menge aufgehäufter Asche
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Aschehaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den frühen Morgenstunden waren die Feuer zu Aschehaufen verbrannt, ein paar Funken hüpften im Wind durch die kalten Lehmstraßen, wildlebende Köter schnürten ums Kochfeuer, schnappten sich die verkohlten Fleischreste heraus, nackte Männer lagen mit umeinandergeschlungenen Armen zusammengekauert und schnarchend vor den Eingängen in der Kälte.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.