Hauptleute
German, noun[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌlɔɪ̯tə]
Hauptleute is spelled H-A-U-P-T-L-E-U-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hauptleute is a German noun meaning “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Hauptmann” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alternativer Plural von Hauptmann”.
What does Hauptleute mean in English?
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Hauptmann
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alternativer Plural von Hauptmann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hauptleute
- Hauptleuten dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hauptleute?
- [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌlɔɪ̯tə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hauptleute in German?
Hauptleute appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).