Haiku
[ˈhaɪ̯ku]
The verdict
“Haiku” is uncommon German (frequency #56,192 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,192
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gedichtform aus dem Japanischen, bei der in 3 Zeilen 17 Silben vorkommen, nämlich in der ersten 5, in der zweiten 7, und in der dritten wieder 5
Corpus desk
Index DE-haiku · Haiku · German
Haiku · rank #56,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,192
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH gähn
Nearest frequency peer: gähn (-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 „Haiku“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Guangzhou
Guangzhou
43,813 corpus weight
- gutzumachen
gutzumachen
43,812 corpus weight
- gähn
gähn
43,810 corpus weight
- Haiku
Haiku
43,809 corpus weight
- Halbierung
Halbierung
43,808 corpus weight
- Halbsatz
Halbsatz
43,807 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haiku“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haiku |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯ku] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haiku“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haiku is uncommon German at frequency #56,192 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯ku]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gedichtform aus dem Japanischen, bei der in 3 Zeilen 17 Silben vorkommen, nämlich in der ersten 5, in der zweiten 7, und in der dritten wieder 5".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Haiku, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Haiku, spelled H-A-I-K-U.
Definition
- 1Gedichtform aus dem Japanischen, bei der in 3 Zeilen 17 Silben vorkommen, nämlich in der ersten 5, in der zweiten 7, und in der dritten wieder 5
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haiku appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Kurze ist eine unterschätzte literarische Form und in anderen Kulturen stärker verankert: Hemingways Sechs-Wörter-Geschichte, das Haiku – Texte wie Koffeintabletten!“
„Haikus schreiben war erholsam wie Kreuzworträtsellösen.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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