hauptberuflich
[ˈhaʊ̯ptbəˌʁuːflɪç]
The verdict
“hauptberuflich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,004 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,004
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wie eine primäre berufliche Tätigkeit, in der Art und Weise einer erstrangigen Tätigkeit, Ausübung des Berufes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hauptberuflich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptbəˌʁuːflɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #22,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hauptberuflich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hauptberuflich is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯ptbəˌʁuːflɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,004 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "wie eine primäre berufliche Tätigkeit, in der Art und Weise einer erstrangigen Tätigkeit, Ausübung des Berufes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for hauptberuflich, with forms such as "ahuptberuflich", "haputberuflich", and "haupbteruflich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hauptberuflich, spelled H-A-U-P-T-B-E-R-U-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1wie eine primäre berufliche Tätigkeit, in der Art und Weise einer erstrangigen Tätigkeit, Ausübung des Berufes
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahuptberuflich,haputberuflich,haupbteruflich,haupptberuflich,hauptbberuflich,hauptberfulich,hauptberruflich,hauptberufflich,hauptberufilch,hauptberuflcih,hauptberuflicch,hauptberuflichh,hauptberuflihc,hauptberufllich,hauptberulfich,hauptbeurflich,hauptbreuflich,hauptebruflich,haupttberuflich,hautpberuflich,hhauptberuflich,huaptberuflich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hauptberuflich - 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.
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Using “hauptberuflich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-B-E-R-U-F-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptbəˌʁuːflɪç] (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
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.