Haselmaus
[ˈhaːzl̩ˌmaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Haselmaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mausähnliches, nachtaktives Nagetier, einzige Art der Haselmäuse (Muscardinus)
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Index DE-haselmaus · Haselmaus · German
Haselmaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haselmaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːzl̩ˌmaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haselmaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haselmaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːzl̩ˌmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mausähnliches, nachtaktives Nagetier, einzige Art der Haselmäuse (Muscardinus)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Haselmaus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Haselmaus, spelled H-A-S-E-L-M-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1mausähnliches, nachtaktives Nagetier, einzige Art der Haselmäuse (Muscardinus)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haselmaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Haselmäuse leben bevorzugt in Mischwäldern mit reichem Buschbestand.
Die Haselmaus ernährt sich bevorzugt von Haselnüssen.
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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.