Hauptsatz
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzat͡s]
The verdict
“Hauptsatz” is uncommon German (frequency #55,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,394
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders wichtiger Satz/wichtigster Satz in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptsatz · Hauptsatz · German
Hauptsatz · rank #55,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,394
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Haushaltes
Nearest frequency peer: Haushaltes (+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 „Hauptsatz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Handlungsmö…
Handlungsmöglichkeiten
44,611 corpus weight
- Hartmanns
Hartmanns
44,609 corpus weight
- Hauptsatz
Hauptsatz
44,607 corpus weight
- Haushaltes
Haushaltes
44,606 corpus weight
- Hauskauf
Hauskauf
44,605 corpus weight
- Hausnummern
Hausnummern
44,604 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hauptsatz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptsatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzat͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptsatz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptsatz is uncommon German at frequency #55,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Hauptsatz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hauptsatz, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1besonders wichtiger Satz/wichtigster Satz in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang
- 2ein selbständiger Satz; d.h. er kann für sich allein verwendet werden
- 3Teilsatz in einem Satzgefüge, von dem mindestens ein anderer Teilsatz, ein Nebensatz, abhängig ist, und der selbst nicht abhängig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hauptsatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der erste Hauptsatz verlangt nur, daß die Energie eines Systems ohne Einwirkung von außen konstant bleibt.“
„Kommt im Englischen zwischen Haupt- und Nebensatz ein Komma?“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).