Hauptgericht

[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptgericht” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,297 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,297
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reichhaltigster, meist mittlerer Teil einer Mahlzeit

Key facts for Hauptgericht
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptgericht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hauptgericht” 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). Hauptgericht lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hauptgericht is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,297 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "reichhaltigster, meist mittlerer Teil einer Mahlzeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hauptgericht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hauptgericht, spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-E-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    reichhaltigster, meist mittlerer Teil einer Mahlzeit

Synonyms

HauptgangHauptspeise

Antonyms

Amuse-GueuleAppetizerDessertHors-d'œuvreNachspeiseVorspeiseVorsuppe

This word in other languages

plat principal(Français)

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 "Hauptgericht"?
"Hauptgericht" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-E-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt].
What does "Hauptgericht" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptgericht" means: reichhaltigster, meist mittlerer Teil einer Mahlzeit
How do you pronounce "Hauptgericht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptgericht" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptgericht" come from?
"Hauptgericht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Hauptgericht”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-G-E-R-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list