Haaresbreite
[ˈhaːʁəsˌbʁaɪ̯tə]
The verdict
“Haaresbreite” is uncommon German (frequency #98,551 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,551
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Weniges; eine Kleinigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-haaresbreite · Haaresbreite · German
Haaresbreite · rank #98,551 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,551
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Güterzügen
Nearest frequency peer: Güterzügen (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Haaresbreite“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Gärtnereien
Gärtnereien
1,453 corpus weight
- Gärtringen
Gärtringen
1,452 corpus weight
- Güterzügen
Güterzügen
1,451 corpus weight
- Haaresbreite
Haaresbreite
1,450 corpus weight
- haderte
haderte
1,449 corpus weight
- Halbdunkel
Halbdunkel
1,447 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haaresbreite“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haaresbreite |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːʁəsˌbʁaɪ̯tə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #98,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haaresbreite“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haaresbreite is uncommon German at frequency #98,551 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːʁəsˌbʁaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Weniges; eine Kleinigkeit".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Haaresbreite, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Haaresbreite, spelled H-A-A-R-E-S-B-R-E-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1ein Weniges; eine Kleinigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haaresbreite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es hat nur eine Haaresbreite (= sehr wenig) gefehlt und ich wäre vom LKW überfahren worden.
„Er versuchte sich von ihnen loszumachen, aber sie wichen nicht um Haaresbreite und nicht für eine einzige Sekunde lang von seiner Schulter.“
This word in other languages
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.
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