Hauf

[haʊ̯f]

/[haʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauf” is uncommon German (frequency #75,750 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,750
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauf · Hauf · German

Hauf · rank #75,750 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,750
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hauchdünne

Nearest frequency peer: hauchdünne (-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 „Hauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haʊ̯f]
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauf“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hauchdünne“ (#75,749), „Hedda“ (#75,751), „hatschi“ (#75,748). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauf“ bei #75,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauf is uncommon German at frequency #75,750 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [haʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hauf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hauf, spelled H-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haufe
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Haufe

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 "Hauf"?
"Hauf" is spelled H-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [haʊ̯f].
What does "Hauf" mean?
As a noun, "Hauf" means: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haufe
How do you pronounce "Hauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauf" is [haʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauf" come from?
"Hauf" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Guam#75,734hopi#75,778hors#75,780kast#75,848

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list