Hauptkanal

[ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptkanal” is uncommon German (frequency #74,686 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,686
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größter, zentral verlaufender Kanal/Wasserweg

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptkanal · Hauptkanal · German

Hauptkanal · rank #74,686 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,686
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptamt

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptamt (-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 „Hauptkanal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptkanal
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptkanal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptkanal“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hauptamt“ (#74,685), „Haushaltswaren“ (#74,687), „Harfen“ (#74,684). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptkanal“ bei #74,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptkanal is uncommon German at frequency #74,686 among 3,372 “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

  1. 1
    größter, zentral verlaufender Kanal/Wasserweg

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er beugte sich wieder über die Ruder und trieb durch die Enge in den Hauptkanal; das Skiff legte einen zähflüssigen Sog in die Strömung und der Zug der Riemen versackte in trägen Kringeln.“

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 "Hauptkanal"?
"Hauptkanal" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-K-A-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl].
What does "Hauptkanal" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptkanal" means: größter, zentral verlaufender Kanal/Wasserweg
How do you pronounce "Hauptkanal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptkanal" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptkaˌnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heftigkeit#74,692Halswirbel#74,678Haigerloch#74,674Hohlräumen#74,709

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list