Hauptgang
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Hauptgang” is uncommon German (frequency #52,920 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,920
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach der Vorspeise und vor dem Nachtisch servierter Gang in einer Speisefolge, der reichhaltiger ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptgang · Hauptgang · German
Hauptgang · rank #52,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,920
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hauptanliegen
Nearest frequency peer: Hauptanliegen (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hauptgang“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Handwerksku…
Handwerkskunst
47,084 corpus weight
- happening
happening
47,083 corpus weight
- Hauptanlieg…
Hauptanliegen
47,082 corpus weight
- Hauptgang
Hauptgang
47,081 corpus weight
- Hausmüll
Hausmüll
47,080 corpus weight
- Heerscharen
Heerscharen
47,078 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hauptgang“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptgang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,920 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptgang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptgang is uncommon German at frequency #52,920 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hauptgang, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hauptgang, spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1nach der Vorspeise und vor dem Nachtisch servierter Gang in einer Speisefolge, der reichhaltiger ist
- 2zentraler Gang in einem Gebäude, von dem Seitengänge abzweigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hauptgang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach dem Hauptgang kam, wie meistens, das Gespräch auf Berufliches.“
„Ein Kellner begrüßt uns, stellt die drei Hauptgänge des heutigen Abendessens vor und bittet uns, bereits jetzt zu wählen.“
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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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