Hauptort

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔɔʁt]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptort” is uncommon German (frequency #51,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,394
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedeutendster Ort einer bestimmten Region

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptort · Hauptort · German

Hauptort · rank #51,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,394
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptgewinn

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptgewinn (-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 „Hauptort“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptort
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔɔʁt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptort“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hauptortfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hauptgewinn“ (#51,393), „hauptsächliche“ (#51,395), „Hauptausschuss“ (#51,392). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptort“ bei #51,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptort is uncommon German at frequency #51,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bedeutendster Ort einer bestimmten Region".

Hauptort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hauptort, spelled H-A-U-P-T-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedeutendster Ort einer bestimmten Region

This word in other languages

chef-lieu(Français)

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 "Hauptort"?
"Hauptort" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔɔʁt].
What does "Hauptort" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptort" means: bedeutendster Ort einer bestimmten Region
How do you pronounce "Hauptort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptort" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʔɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptort" come from?
"Hauptort" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hausboot#51,396heiteres#51,401Herzfeld#51,405gängiger#51,379

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list