Hauptaltar
[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔalˌtaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Hauptaltar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zentral im Chor (einer Kirche) gelegener Altar
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptaltar · Hauptaltar · German
Hauptaltar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptaltar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔalˌtaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptaltar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptaltar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔalˌtaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zentral im Chor (einer Kirche) gelegener Altar".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hauptaltar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hauptaltar, spelled H-A-U-P-T-A-L-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1zentral im Chor (einer Kirche) gelegener Altar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hauptaltar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kapellen säumten den Weg zum Hauptaltar, Geistliche und Ordensfrauen machten sich daran zu schaffen, ordneten Sträuße, lasen Messen, beteten.“
„Dieses Bild stand am Hauptaltar einer in der ›Carrera de San Jeronimo‹ gelegenen Kapelle.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.