Hauchen

[ˈhaʊ̯xn̩]

/[ˈhaʊ̯xn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Hauchen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,868 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,868
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauch

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauchen · Hauchen · German

Hauchen · rank #82,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,868
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hasserfüllten

Nearest frequency peer: hasserfüllten (-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 „Hauchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯xn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hasserfüllten“ (#82,867), „Hauptakteure“ (#82,869), „Harnblase“ (#82,865). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauchen“ bei #82,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauchen is uncommon German at frequency #82,868 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯xn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauch".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hauchen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hauchen, spelled H-A-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauch

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 "Hauchen"?
"Hauchen" is spelled H-A-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯xn̩].
What does "Hauchen" mean?
As a noun, "Hauchen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauch
How do you pronounce "Hauchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauchen" is [ˈhaʊ̯xn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list