H-Dur
[ˈhaːˌduːɐ̯]
The verdict
“H-Dur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - eine Tonart des Tongeschlechts Dur
Corpus desk
Index DE-h-dur · H-Dur · German
H-Dur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | H-Dur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːˌduːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “H-Dur” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
H-Dur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːˌduːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for H-Dur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 H-Dur, spelled H---D-U-R.
Definition
- 1eine Tonart des Tongeschlechts Dur
- 2der Grundakkord dieser Tonart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how H-Dur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Stück ist in H-Dur geschrieben.
H-Dur hat fünf Kreuze als Vorzeichen.
This word in other languages
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