Hanglage

[ˈhaŋˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈhaŋˌlaːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Hanglage” is uncommon German (frequency #58,850 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,850
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einem abfallenden Gelände gelegener Standort (eines Gartens, Hauses oder Ähnlichem)

Corpus desk

Index DE-hanglage · Hanglage · German

Hanglage · rank #58,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,850
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handrücken

Nearest frequency peer: Handrücken (-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 „Hanglage“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hanglage
PropertyValue
HeadwordHanglage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaŋˌlaːɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hanglage“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hanglagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Handrücken“ (#58,849), „Hangover“ (#58,851), „hantiert“ (#58,852). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hanglage“ bei #58,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hanglage is uncommon German at frequency #58,850 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaŋˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hanglage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hanglage, spelled H-A-N-G-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einem abfallenden Gelände gelegener Standort (eines Gartens, Hauses oder Ähnlichem)
  2. 2
    Gelände, das sich an einem Hang befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die starke Hanglage des Hotels (Meerseite: 6 Geschosse, Rückseite: 5 Geschosse) bedingt, dass sich das Eingangsportal an der ebenerdigen Rückseite bereits im ersten Stock befindet.“
  2. „Aber gerade die Hanglage erweist sich nun als störend.“

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 "Hanglage"?
"Hanglage" is spelled H-A-N-G-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaŋˌlaːɡə].
What does "Hanglage" mean?
As a noun, "Hanglage" means: an einem abfallenden Gelände gelegener Standort (eines Gartens, Hauses oder Ähnlichem)
How do you pronounce "Hanglage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hanglage" is [ˈhaŋˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hanglage" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list