Haupt
[haʊ̯pt]
The verdict
“Haupt” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,995
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kopf
Corpus desk
Index DE-haupt · Haupt · German
Haupt · rank #4,995 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,995
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Handbuch
Nearest frequency peer: Handbuch (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Haupt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- habs
habs
95,009 corpus weight
- halbes
halbes
95,008 corpus weight
- Handbuch
Handbuch
95,007 corpus weight
- Haupt
Haupt
95,006 corpus weight
- hinweisen
hinweisen
95,005 corpus weight
- Hirn
Hirn
95,004 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Haupt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haupt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [haʊ̯pt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Haupt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Haupt (IPA [haʊ̯pt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,995 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Haupt, with forms such as "ahupt", "haput", and "hauppt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "Haus", "Haut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Haupt, spelled H-A-U-P-T.
Definition
- 1Kopf
- 2Person an der obersten Stelle einer Hierarchie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haupt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden…“
„Viele Gipfelsammler empfinden sich als Bezwinger der Bergriesen, die sie bestiegen haben. In Heldenpose stellen sie ihren Fuß auf den Gipfelpunkt wie der Großwildjäger auf das Haupt des erlegten Löwen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahupt
- haput
- hauppt
- hauptt
- hautp
- hhaupt
- huapt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Haupt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Haupt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Haupt". Here's where to go from here.
- "Haupt" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Hut". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,995 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.