Haflinger

[ˈhaːflɪŋɐ]

/[ˈhaːflɪŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haflinger” is uncommon German (frequency #90,378 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,378
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blondhaarige, robuste Kleinpferdrasse

Corpus desk

Index DE-haflinger · Haflinger · German

Haflinger · rank #90,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,378
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hahnrei

Nearest frequency peer: Hahnrei (+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 „Haflinger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haflinger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haflinger
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaflinger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaːflɪŋɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Haflinger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Haflingerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hahnrei“ (#90,379), „haina“ (#90,380), „haariger“ (#90,375). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haflinger“ bei #90,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haflinger is uncommon German at frequency #90,378 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːflɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "blondhaarige, robuste Kleinpferdrasse".

Haflinger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Haflinger, spelled H-A-F-L-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    blondhaarige, robuste Kleinpferdrasse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Haflinger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Haflinger sind für ihre flexiblen Einsatzmöglichkeiten bekannt.
  2. Der Haflinger ist eines der beliebtesten Familienpferde Deutschlands.

This word in other languages

Haflinger(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haflinger"?
"Haflinger" is spelled H-A-F-L-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaːflɪŋɐ].
What does "Haflinger" mean?
As a noun, "Haflinger" means: blondhaarige, robuste Kleinpferdrasse
How do you pronounce "Haflinger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haflinger" is [ˈhaːflɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haflinger" come from?
"Haflinger" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Haflinger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Halbkugel#90,382Guerillas#90,365Grönlands#90,364Hausierer#90,399

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list