Hauptmahlzeit
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Hauptmahlzeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - während des Tages eingenommene Mahlzeit, die meist sehr satt macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptmahlzeit · Hauptmahlzeit · German
Hauptmahlzeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptmahlzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptmahlzeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptmahlzeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "während des Tages eingenommene Mahlzeit, die meist sehr satt macht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hauptmahlzeit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hauptmahlzeit, spelled H-A-U-P-T-M-A-H-L-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1während des Tages eingenommene Mahlzeit, die meist sehr satt macht
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