Hauptausschuss

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptausschuss” is uncommon German (frequency #51,392 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,392
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dauerhaft tagendes Gremium eines Parlaments/einer Partei/einer Organisation, das mit weitreichenden Befugnissen ausgestattet sein kann

Key facts for Hauptausschuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptausschuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]
Letters14
Frequency rank#51,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hauptausschuss” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hauptausschuss lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptausschuss is uncommon German at frequency #51,392 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dauerhaft tagendes Gremium eines Parlaments/einer Partei/einer Organisation, das mit weitreichenden Befugnissen ausgestattet sein kann".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hauptausschuss in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hauptausschuss, spelled H-A-U-P-T-A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    dauerhaft tagendes Gremium eines Parlaments/einer Partei/einer Organisation, das mit weitreichenden Befugnissen ausgestattet sein kann

Antonyms

NebenausschussUnterausschuss

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 "Hauptausschuss"?
"Hauptausschuss" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs].
What does "Hauptausschuss" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptausschuss" means: dauerhaft tagendes Gremium eines Parlaments/einer Partei/einer Organisation, das mit weitreichenden Befugnissen ausgestattet sein kann
How do you pronounce "Hauptausschuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptausschuss" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptausschuss" come from?
"Hauptausschuss" 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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Using “Hauptausschuss”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list