hauptsächlich
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛçlɪç]
The verdict
“hauptsächlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,734 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,734
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Kern einer Sache betreffend; eine feste Bedeutung im juristischem Gebrauch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hauptsächlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛçlɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #1,734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hauptsächlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hauptsächlich is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛçlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,734 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for hauptsächlich, with forms such as "ahuptsächlich", "haputsächlich", and "haupptsächlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hauptsächlich, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Kern einer Sache betreffend; eine feste Bedeutung im juristischem Gebrauch
- 2den vorwiegenden, wichtigsten Teil betreffend
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahuptsächlich,haputsächlich,haupptsächlich,haupstächlich,hauptscählich,hauptssächlich,hauptsäcchlich,hauptsächhlich,hauptsächilch,hauptsächlcih,hauptsächlicch,hauptsächlichh,hauptsächlihc,hauptsächllich,hauptsäclhich,hauptsähclich,haupttsächlich,hauptäschlich,hautpsächlich,hhauptsächlich,huaptsächlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hauptsächlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “hauptsächlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛçlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.