Hauptaufgabe

[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptaufgabe” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,556
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtigste Aufgabe

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptaufgabe · Hauptaufgabe · German

Hauptaufgabe · rank #23,556 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,556
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handynummer

Nearest frequency peer: Handynummer (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hauptaufgabe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hauptaufgabe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hauptaufgabe vs Hausaufgabe
83% similar
Hauptaufgabe vs Hauptaufgaben
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hauptaufgabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptaufgabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,556
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hauptaufgabe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hauptaufgabeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Handynummer“ (#23,555), „hawk“ (#23,557), „halbiert“ (#23,554). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptaufgabe“ bei #23,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Hauptaufgabe (IPA [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,556 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wichtigste Aufgabe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hauptaufgabe, with forms such as "ahuptaufgabe", "haputaufgabe", and "haupatufgabe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hausaufgabe", "Hauptaufgaben", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hauptaufgabe, spelled H-A-U-P-T-A-U-F-G-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    wichtigste Aufgabe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hauptaufgabe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „›Das ist wohl ihre Hauptaufgabe, Sir.‹“

Synonyms

Kernaufgabe

Antonyms

Nebenaufgabe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahuptaufgabe
  • haputaufgabe
  • haupatufgabe
  • haupptaufgabe
  • hauptafugabe
  • hauptaufagbe
  • hauptauffgabe
  • hauptaufgabbe
  • hauptaufgaeb
  • hauptaufgbae
  • hauptaufggabe
  • hauptaugfabe
  • haupttaufgabe
  • hauptuafgabe
  • hautpaufgabe
  • hhauptaufgabe
  • huaptaufgabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hauptaufgabe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahuptaufgabe2haputaufgabe2haupatufgabe2haupptaufgabe1hauptafugabe2hauptaufagbe2hauptauffgabe1hauptaufgabbe1
Edit distance from "Hauptaufgabe"

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 "Hauptaufgabe"?
"Hauptaufgabe" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-A-U-F-G-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə].
What does "Hauptaufgabe" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptaufgabe" means: wichtigste Aufgabe
What words are commonly confused with "Hauptaufgabe"?
"Hauptaufgabe" is commonly confused with "Hausaufgabe", "Hauptaufgaben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hauptaufgabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptaufgabe" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptaufgabe" come from?
"Hauptaufgabe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list