Häckselmaschine

[ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə]

/[ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Häckselmaschine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Maschine, die Heu, Stroh und grobstengliges Grünfutter zu Kurzfutter, auch Häcksel genannt, für die Tiere verarbeitet

Key facts for Häckselmaschine
PropertyValue
HeadwordHäckselmaschine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Häckselmaschine” sits in German frequency

Häckselmaschine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Häckselmaschine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Maschine, die Heu, Stroh und grobstengliges Grünfutter zu Kurzfutter, auch Häcksel genannt, für die Tiere verarbeitet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Häckselmaschine, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Häckselmaschine, spelled H-Ä-C-K-S-E-L-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Maschine, die Heu, Stroh und grobstengliges Grünfutter zu Kurzfutter, auch Häcksel genannt, für die Tiere verarbeitet

Synonyms

Häcksler

This word in other languages

hache-paille(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Häckselmaschine"?
"Häckselmaschine" is spelled H-Ä-C-K-S-E-L-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə].
What does "Häckselmaschine" mean?
As a noun, "Häckselmaschine" means: eine Maschine, die Heu, Stroh und grobstengliges Grünfutter zu Kurzfutter, auch Häcksel genannt, für die Tiere verarbeitet
How do you pronounce "Häckselmaschine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Häckselmaschine" is [ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Häckselmaschine" come from?
"Häckselmaschine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Häckselmaschine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-Ä-C-K-S-E-L-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɛksl̩maˌʃiːnə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list