Haarspray
[ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃpʁeː]
The verdict
“Haarspray” is uncommon German (frequency #53,749 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,749
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spray, mit dem Haare in der gewünschten Form stabilisiert werden können
Corpus desk
Index DE-haarspray · Haarspray · German
Haarspray · rank #53,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,749
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH guttun
Nearest frequency peer: guttun (-2 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 „Haarspray“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- guerre
guerre
46,256 corpus weight
- gutmütig
gutmütig
46,255 corpus weight
- guttun
guttun
46,254 corpus weight
- Haarspray
Haarspray
46,252 corpus weight
- hadern
hadern
46,249 corpus weight
- Hafenbecken
Hafenbecken
46,248 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haarspray“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haarspray |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃpʁeː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haarspray“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haarspray is uncommon German at frequency #53,749 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃpʁeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spray, mit dem Haare in der gewünschten Form stabilisiert werden können".
Haarspray doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Haarspray, spelled H-A-A-R-S-P-R-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Spray, mit dem Haare in der gewünschten Form stabilisiert werden können
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haarspray appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf der anderen Seite sorgen Lockenstab, Papilloten und Unmengen an Haarspray dafür, dass man hin und wieder den Eindruck hat, die Damen wären nicht mit dem Kopf beim Friseur, sondern mit den Fingern in der Steckdose gelandet.“
„Ich rieche Haarspray und drehe mich um.“
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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