Hauptquartier

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,867

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Hauptquartier is aGermannoun. It means: sicherer, strategisch günstig gelegener Ort, an dem sich der Oberbefehlshaber/die Leitung eines Teils der Streitkräfte befindet Pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯ptkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯].

Key facts for Hauptquartier
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptquartier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]
Letters13
Frequency rank#10,867
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hauptquartier in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hauptquartier is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯ptkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,867 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hauptquartier, with forms such as "ahuptquartier", "haputquartier", and "haupptquartier". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hauptquartier, spelled H-A-U-P-T-Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sicherer, strategisch günstig gelegener Ort, an dem sich der Oberbefehlshaber/die Leitung eines Teils der Streitkräfte befindet
  2. 2
    zentrale Schaltstelle einer Institution/Organisation

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahuptquartier,haputquartier,haupptquartier,haupqtuartier,hauptqaurtier,hauptqquartier,hauptquariter,hauptquarrtier,hauptquarteir,hauptquartierr,hauptquartire,hauptquarttier,hauptquatrier,hauptquratier,haupttquartier,hauptuqartier,hautpquartier,hhauptquartier,huaptquartier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hauptquartier

Misspelling Variants of "Hauptquartier"

ahuptquartier13haputquartier13haupptquartier14haupqtuartier13hauptqaurtier13hauptqquartier14hauptquariter13hauptquarrtier14
Misspelling Variants of "Hauptquartier"

Frequency rank: #10,867 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hauptquartier"?
"Hauptquartier" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯].
What does "Hauptquartier" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptquartier" means: sicherer, strategisch günstig gelegener Ort, an dem sich der Oberbefehlshaber/die Leitung eines Teils der Streitkräfte befindet
What are common misspellings of "Hauptquartier"?
Common misspellings include "ahuptquartier", "haputquartier", "haupptquartier", "haupqtuartier", "hauptqaurtier". The correct spelling is "Hauptquartier".
How do you pronounce "Hauptquartier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptquartier" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptquartier" come from?
"Hauptquartier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.