Hauptgruppe
German, noun[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌɡʁʊpə]
Hauptgruppe is spelled H-A-U-P-T-G-R-U-P-P-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hauptgruppe is a German feminine noun meaning “main group (of the periodic table)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von chemischen Elementen in dem Periodensystem mit sehr ähnlichen chemischen Eigenschaften; es gibt…”.
What does Hauptgruppe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemain group (of the periodic table)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von chemischen Elementen in dem Periodensystem mit sehr ähnlichen chemischen Eigenschaften; es gibt acht solche Gruppen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hauptgruppe
- Hauptgruppen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hauptgruppe?
- [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌɡʁʊpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hauptgruppe in German?
Hauptgruppe appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).