Hahnentritt
[ˈhaːnənˌtʁɪt]
The verdict
“Hahnentritt” 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) - kleinformatiges Webmuster, das an den Abdruck eines Hühnerfußes erinnert
Corpus desk
Index DE-hahnentritt · Hahnentritt · German
Hahnentritt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Hahnentritt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːnənˌtʁɪt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hahnentritt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hahnentritt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːnənˌtʁɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Hahnentritt has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 Hahnentritt, spelled H-A-H-N-E-N-T-R-I-T-T.
Definition
- 1kleinformatiges Webmuster, das an den Abdruck eines Hühnerfußes erinnert
- 2Keimscheibe auf dem Dotter
- 3Fehler in einer Gangart (meist Schritt) mit Anziehen der Hinterbeine
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hahnentritt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Stoff ist 100 % Baumwolle und Sie können zwischen Hahnentritt und Pepita wählen.
Die Keimscheibe, genannt der Hahnentritt, schwimmt oben auf dem Eidotter drauf.
Synonyms
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.