Hauptkanal
[ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl]
The verdict
“Hauptkanal” is uncommon German (frequency #74,686 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,686
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größter, zentral verlaufender Kanal/Wasserweg
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptkanal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptkanal” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptkanal is uncommon German at frequency #74,686 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größter, zentral verlaufender Kanal/Wasserweg".
Hauptkanal has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hauptkanal, spelled H-A-U-P-T-K-A-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1größter, zentral verlaufender Kanal/Wasserweg
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 “Hauptkanal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-K-A-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.