Haupthaar

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Haupthaar” is uncommon German (frequency #81,650 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,650
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behaarung auf dem Kopf einer Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-haupthaar · Haupthaar · German

Haupthaar · rank #81,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,650
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hatzfeld

Nearest frequency peer: Hatzfeld (-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 „Haupthaar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haupthaar
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaupthaar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Haupthaar“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Haupthaarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hatzfeld“ (#81,649), „Hauptquartiers“ (#81,651), „Hassliebe“ (#81,648). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haupthaar“ bei #81,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haupthaar is uncommon German at frequency #81,650 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behaarung auf dem Kopf einer Person".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Haupthaar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Haupthaar, spelled H-A-U-P-T-H-A-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behaarung auf dem Kopf einer Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Haupthaar, zu langen dünnen Zöpfen geflochten, fällt zum Teil in den Nacken, aber auch in die Stirn, wo es zu einem dunklen Strunk gebunden wurde, der bis zu den Augenbrauen reicht.“
  2. „Das Haupthaar wird seit ein paar Jahren lichter, aber im Gegensatz zu deutschen Haaren fallen türkische Haare nicht einfach aus.

Synonyms

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 "Haupthaar"?
"Haupthaar" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-H-A-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯].
What does "Haupthaar" mean?
As a noun, "Haupthaar" means: Behaarung auf dem Kopf einer Person
How do you pronounce "Haupthaar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haupthaar" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haupthaar" come from?
"Haupthaar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list