Haube

/[ˈhaʊ̯bə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,026

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Haube is aGermannoun. It means: Kopfbedeckung (allgemein) Pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯bə]. Often confused with Hub and hue.

Key facts for Haube
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯bə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,026
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Haube in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Haube is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯bə]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,026 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Haube, with forms such as "ahube", "habue", and "haubbe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hub", "hue", "Haus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Haube, spelled H-A-U-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kopfbedeckung (allgemein)
  2. 2
    Haube des Kochs im speziellen
  3. 3
    Auszeichnung der Haute Cuisine, verliehen vom Restaurantführer Gault-Millau
  4. 4
    Kurzform von Kühler- oder Motorhaube
  5. 5
    Kurzform von Trockenhaube und andere technische Geräte

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahube,habue,haubbe,haueb,hhaube,huabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Haube

Misspelling Variants of "Haube"

ahube5habue5haubbe6haueb5hhaube6huabe5
Misspelling Variants of "Haube"

Frequency rank: #17,026 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haube"?
"Haube" is spelled H-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯bə].
What does "Haube" mean?
As a noun, "Haube" means: Kopfbedeckung (allgemein)
What words are commonly confused with "Haube"?
"Haube" is commonly confused with "Hub", "hue", "Haus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Haube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haube" is [ˈhaʊ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haube" come from?
"Haube" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.