Halskrause

[ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə]

/[ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə]/ noun

The verdict

“Halskrause” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gekräuselter Kragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-halskrause · Halskrause · German

Halskrause · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for Halskrause
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalskrause
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Halskrause“ im Deutschen

Halskrausesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Halskrause is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gekräuselter Kragen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Halskrause in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Halskrause, spelled H-A-L-S-K-R-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gekräuselter Kragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er ist nur mit Lendenschurz und Kopfschmuck bekleidet, während ihm von einem Mann in Hosen, Strümpfen, Umhang und mit Halskrause eine Krone dargeboten wird.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Halskrause"?
"Halskrause" is spelled H-A-L-S-K-R-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə].
What does "Halskrause" mean?
As a noun, "Halskrause" means: gekräuselter Kragen
How do you pronounce "Halskrause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halskrause" is [ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Halskrause" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list