Haferl
[ˈhaːfɐl]
The verdict
“Haferl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Henkel versehenes keramisches Trinkgefäß
Corpus desk
Index DE-haferl · Haferl · German
Haferl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Haferl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːfɐl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haferl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haferl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːfɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Haferl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Haferl, spelled H-A-F-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1mit einem Henkel versehenes keramisches Trinkgefäß
- 2Nachttopf
- 3Pokal
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haferl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich hätte gern ein Haferl Kaffee, bitte!
Er sieht schon aus, als ob er sich gerade aufs Haferl setzt.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.