Hahnenschrei
[ˈhaːnənˌʃʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Hahnenschrei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lautäußerung, mit der ein männliches Haushuhn sein Revier markiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-hahnenschrei · Hahnenschrei · German
Hahnenschrei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Hahnenschrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːnənˌʃʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hahnenschrei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hahnenschrei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːnənˌʃʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Lautäußerung, mit der ein männliches Haushuhn sein Revier markiert".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hahnenschrei in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hahnenschrei, spelled H-A-H-N-E-N-S-C-H-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1die Lautäußerung, mit der ein männliches Haushuhn sein Revier markiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hahnenschrei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erwachte beim ersten Hahnenschrei.
Der Hahnenschrei wird im Deutschen meist mit „kikeriki“ imitiert.
Synonyms
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.