Haspel

[ˈhaspl̩]

/[ˈhaspl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haspel” is uncommon German (frequency #86,577 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,577
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zylinder zum Aufwickeln von zum Beispiel Seilen oder Drähten

Corpus desk

Index DE-haspel · Haspel · German

Haspel · rank #86,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,577
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hartenstein

Nearest frequency peer: Hartenstein (-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 „Haspel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haspel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaspel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaspl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Haspel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hartenstein“ (#86,576), „Hasskommentare“ (#86,578), „Harsewinkel“ (#86,575). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haspel“ bei #86,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haspel is uncommon German at frequency #86,577 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaspl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Haspel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Haspel, spelled H-A-S-P-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zylinder zum Aufwickeln von zum Beispiel Seilen oder Drähten
  2. 2
    Maschine zum Abwickeln und Strang-Bilden
  3. 3
    Bottich mit bewegten Schaufeln
  4. 4
    Zug- und Hubwinden zur Betätigung von Zug- und Förderseilen
  5. 5
    Zug- und Hubwinden zur Betätigung von Zug- und Förderseilen
  6. 6
    Maschinenteil zum Zuführen von Getreide

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Allerleirauh lief nun in die Küche, kochte dem König die Brotsuppe und legte, wie der Koch fort war, den goldenen Haspel hinein. Der König, als er den Haspel auf dem Grunde fand, ließ Allerleirauh rufen.“
  2. Ich verwendete ein dickes Plastikrohr als Haspel.

This word in other languages

bobbin(English)aspa(Español)tournette(Français)

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 "Haspel"?
"Haspel" is spelled H-A-S-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaspl̩].
What does "Haspel" mean?
As a noun, "Haspel" means: Zylinder zum Aufwickeln von zum Beispiel Seilen oder Drähten
How do you pronounce "Haspel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haspel" is [ˈhaspl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haspel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list