Hauptquelle

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌkvɛlə]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌkvɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptquelle” is uncommon German (frequency #64,341 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,341
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hauptsächlicher Ursprung eines fließenden Gewässers

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptquelle · Hauptquelle · German

Hauptquelle · rank #64,341 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,341
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptseite

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptseite (+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 „Hauptquelle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptquelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptquelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌkvɛlə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,341
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptquelle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hauptseite“ (#64,342), „hasserfüllt“ (#64,339), „Hauptthemen“ (#64,343). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptquelle“ bei #64,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptquelle is uncommon German at frequency #64,341 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌkvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hauptquelle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hauptquelle, spelled H-A-U-P-T-Q-U-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    hauptsächlicher Ursprung eines fließenden Gewässers
  2. 2
    hauptsächlicher Ursprung von etwas Bestimmten
  3. 3
    wissenschaftlich hauptsächlich auswertbares Primärmaterial
  4. 4
    zentrale Person, die über direkte Informationen verfügt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hauptquelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Dreißig Jahre geben Forscher dem Rhein, wie wir ihn heute kennen, noch. Bis dann sollen alle Alpengletscher geschmolzen und die Hauptquelle des Rheins versiegt sein.“
  2. „Diese Liebhaberei wuchs mit mir heran, und noch im Mannesalter war sie mir eine Hauptquelle meiner Freuden.“

Synonyms

Hauptursache

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 "Hauptquelle"?
"Hauptquelle" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-Q-U-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌkvɛlə].
What does "Hauptquelle" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptquelle" means: hauptsächlicher Ursprung eines fließenden Gewässers
How do you pronounce "Hauptquelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptquelle" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌkvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptquelle" come from?
"Hauptquelle" 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 "Hauptquelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hasserfüllt#64,339Hauptthemen#64,343herumfahren#64,350gewichtigen#64,315

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list