Hauptraum

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m]/ noun

The verdict

“Hauptraum” is uncommon German (frequency #93,031 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,031
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größter, zentral gelegener Raum

Key facts for Hauptraum
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptraum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hauptraum” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hauptraum lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptraum is uncommon German at frequency #93,031 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größter, zentral gelegener Raum".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hauptraum in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hauptraum, spelled H-A-U-P-T-R-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    größter, zentral gelegener Raum

Antonyms

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 "Hauptraum"?
"Hauptraum" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-R-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m].
What does "Hauptraum" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptraum" means: größter, zentral gelegener Raum
How do you pronounce "Hauptraum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptraum" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptraum" come from?
"Hauptraum" 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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Using “Hauptraum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-R-A-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁaʊ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list