Haupthaar
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Haupthaar” is uncommon German (frequency #81,650 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,650
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Behaarung auf dem Kopf einer Person
| 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) |
Where “Haupthaar” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Haupthaar is uncommon German at frequency #81,650 among 59,066 “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
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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Using “Haupthaar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-H-A-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌhaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.