Häuptling
German, noun/ˈhɔʏ̯p(t).lɪŋ/
Häuptling is spelled H-Ä-U-P-T-L-I-N-G (9 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Häuptling is a German masculine noun meaning “chief (leader or co-leader of a tribe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Oberhaupt eines Volksstammes, Stammesoberhaupt eines Naturvolkes”.
What does Häuptling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechief (leader or co-leader of a tribe)
- 2
masculinehigh member of the Frisian nobility
- 3
masculineleader of some other kind
- 4
masculineobsoletepatriarch (leader of a family)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oberhaupt eines Volksstammes, Stammesoberhaupt eines Naturvolkes 2. Leiter einer Gesellschaft, Organisation oder eines Verbandes
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 Häuptling
- Häuptlings genitive
- Häuptlinges genitive
- Häuptlinge plural
- Häuptlingen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Häuptling?
- /ˈhɔʏ̯p(t).lɪŋ/
- [ˈhɔɪ̯ptlɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Häuptling
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Häuptling in German?
Häuptling appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).