Haiku

[ˈhaɪ̯ku]

/[ˈhaɪ̯ku]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haiku
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaiku
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯ku]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Haiku“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Haikufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gähn“ (#56,191), „Halbierung“ (#56,193), „Halbsatz“ (#56,194). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haiku“ bei #56,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Kurze ist eine unterschätzte literarische Form und in anderen Kulturen stärker verankert: Hemingways Sechs-Wörter-Geschichte, das Haiku – Texte wie Koffeintabletten!“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haiku"?
"Haiku" is spelled H-A-I-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯ku].
What does "Haiku" mean?
As a noun, "Haiku" means: 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
How do you pronounce "Haiku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haiku" is [ˈhaɪ̯ku]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haiku" come from?
"Haiku" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list