Hauptgewicht
[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪçt]
The verdict
“Hauptgewicht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der größte Teil der Masse eines Gegenstands
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptgewicht · Hauptgewicht · German
Hauptgewicht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptgewicht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪçt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptgewicht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptgewicht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Hauptgewicht has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hauptgewicht, spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-E-W-I-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1der größte Teil der Masse eines Gegenstands
- 2maßgebliche, dominierende Bedeutung, die einem Bestandteil von etwas beigemessen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hauptgewicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Pilaster unterstützen das mehrfach gestaffelte Dach an den Seiten, während das Hauptgewicht von Säulen getragen wird, die sich nach oben kaum merklich verjüngen.“
„[Das Messer] ist so gearbeitet, dass im Ortbereich das Hauptgewicht der Klinge liegt, um die Hiebwirkung zu verstärken. “
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.