Haarsträhne
[ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃtʁɛːnə]
The verdict
“Haarsträhne” 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) - Streifen kompakt liegender oder hängender Haare
Corpus desk
Index DE-haarstrahne · Haarsträhne · German
Haarsträhne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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 | Haarsträhne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃtʁɛːnə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haarsträhne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haarsträhne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃtʁɛːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Streifen kompakt liegender oder hängender Haare".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Haarsträhne in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Haarsträhne, spelled H-A-A-R-S-T-R-Ä-H-N-E.
Definition
- 1Streifen kompakt liegender oder hängender Haare
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haarsträhne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seine Brust war dunkelrot verfärbt und über und über mit blutverfilzten Haarsträhnen überzogen.“
„Das Telefon hat sie bestimmt zwischen Ohr und Schulter geklemmt und ab und zu pustet sie, weil sie nasse Hände hat, eine Haarsträhne, die ihr ins Gesicht fällt, beiseite, damit sie ihr beim Sprechen nicht in den Mund rutscht.“
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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.