Haupt
German, noun/haʊ̯pt/
Haupt is spelled H-A-U-P-T (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Haupt is a German neuter noun meaning “head (body part)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kopf”.
What does Haupt mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneuterhead (body part)
Er hob das Haupt und sah voll Kummer auf die offene See hinaus.
- 2
datedneuterhead; leader; chief
An dem Treffen nahmen die Häupter von 23 Religionsgemeinschaften teil.
- 3
neuterchief
- 4
neutersee haupt-
prefix
- 1
head, chief, main, principal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kopf 2. Person an der obersten Stelle einer Hierarchie
prefix: 1. aus mehreren Dingen, Personen das/der Wichtigste, Wesentliche, Bedeutungsvollste, Bestimmendste; auch zu einer entsprechenden Spezifizierung von Personen oder Berufen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Haupt
- Hauptes genitive
- Haupts genitive
- Häupter plural
- Haupte dative singular
- Häuptern dative definite plural
- Haubt alternative
- Häubt alternative
- Häupt alternative
- Heubt alternative
- Heupt alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Haupt?
- /haʊ̯pt/
- /haʊ̯pt-/
- /haʊ̯p-/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Haupt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Haupt in German?
Haupt appears 15 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).