Haupthaar
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]
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
- Hassliebe
Hassliebe
18,353 corpus weight
- Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld
18,352 corpus weight
- Haupthaar
Haupthaar
18,351 corpus weight
- Hauptquarti…
Hauptquartiers
18,350 corpus weight
- Hauptunters…
Hauptuntersuchung
18,349 corpus weight
- Haushaltsmi…
Haushaltsmittel
18,348 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haupthaar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haupthaar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #81,650 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haupthaar“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Behaarung auf dem Kopf einer Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haupthaar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.“
„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.
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