Hauptgewinn

[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪn]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptgewinn” is uncommon German (frequency #51,393 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,393
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchstmöglicher Gewinn, den man durch Teilnahme an einem Glücksspiel erreichen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptgewinn · Hauptgewinn · German

Hauptgewinn · rank #51,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,393
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptausschuss

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptausschuss (-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 „Hauptgewinn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hauptgewinn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptgewinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptgewinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptgewinn“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hauptgewinnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hauptausschuss“ (#51,392), „Hauptort“ (#51,394), „hauptsächliche“ (#51,395). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptgewinn“ bei #51,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptgewinn is uncommon German at frequency #51,393 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchstmöglicher Gewinn, den man durch Teilnahme an einem Glücksspiel erreichen kann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hauptgewinn in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hauptgewinn, spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-E-W-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchstmöglicher Gewinn, den man durch Teilnahme an einem Glücksspiel erreichen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hauptgewinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Hauptgewinn des Preisrätsels war eine Mittelmeerkreuzfahrt.
  2. „Drei Teilnehmer der Lotterie Powerball aus den US-Bundesstaaten Kalifornien, Florida und Tennessee teilen sich den Hauptgewinn von insgesamt knapp 1,6 Milliarden Dollar (1,47 Milliarden Euro), wie die Lotteriegesellschaft am Donnerstag mitteilte.“

Synonyms

HauptpreisHaupttreffer

This word in other languages

premier prix(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 "Hauptgewinn"?
"Hauptgewinn" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-E-W-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪn].
What does "Hauptgewinn" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptgewinn" means: höchstmöglicher Gewinn, den man durch Teilnahme an einem Glücksspiel erreichen kann
How do you pronounce "Hauptgewinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptgewinn" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌvɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptgewinn" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hauptgewinn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list