Hauptsaison
[ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Hauptsaison” is uncommon German (frequency #72,512 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,512
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt des Jahres, der für bestimmte Dinge, Vorhaben besonders wichtig ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptsaison |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #72,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptsaison” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptsaison is uncommon German at frequency #72,512 among 59,066 “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
- 1Zeitabschnitt des Jahres, der für bestimmte Dinge, Vorhaben besonders wichtig ist
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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 “Hauptsaison”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-S-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptzɛˌzɔ̃ː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.