Hauptsaison

[ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptsaison” is uncommon German (frequency #72,512 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,512
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt des Jahres, der für bestimmte Dinge, Vorhaben besonders wichtig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptsaison · Hauptsaison · German

Hauptsaison · rank #72,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,512
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hatch

Nearest frequency peer: hatch (-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 „Hauptsaison“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptsaison
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptsaison
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptsaison“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hauptsaisonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hatch“ (#72,511), „Hauptschuld“ (#72,513), „Heeresleitung“ (#72,515). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptsaison“ bei #72,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptsaison is uncommon German at frequency #72,512 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitabschnitt des Jahres, der für bestimmte Dinge, Vorhaben besonders wichtig ist".

Hauptsaison doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hauptsaison, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitabschnitt des Jahres, der für bestimmte Dinge, Vorhaben besonders wichtig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hauptsaison für den Jahresurlaub ist für viele der Hochsommer.

Synonyms

Hochsaison

Antonyms

NebensaisonZwischensaison

This word in other languages

haute saison(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 "Hauptsaison"?
"Hauptsaison" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː].
What does "Hauptsaison" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptsaison" means: Zeitabschnitt des Jahres, der für bestimmte Dinge, Vorhaben besonders wichtig ist
How do you pronounce "Hauptsaison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptsaison" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptsaison" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hauptschuld#72,513Halterungen#72,506Heilpflanze#72,519Gänserndorf#72,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list