Hauptschlagader
[ˈhaʊ̯ptʃlaːkˌʔaːdɐ]
The verdict
“Hauptschlagader” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arterie, die direkt auf der linken Seite des Herzens entspringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptschlagader · Hauptschlagader · German
Hauptschlagader · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptschlagader |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptʃlaːkˌʔaːdɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptschlagader“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptschlagader is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptʃlaːkˌʔaːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arterie, die direkt auf der linken Seite des Herzens entspringt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hauptschlagader in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hauptschlagader, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-C-H-L-A-G-A-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Arterie, die direkt auf der linken Seite des Herzens entspringt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hauptschlagader appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Starttempo gibt das Herz vor: Indem es sich kräftig zusammenzieht, presst es Blut aus seiner linken Hauptkammer in die Hauptschlagader.“
„Von den Lungen aus gelangt das Blut aus den beiden Lungenvenen in den linken Vorhof, dann in die linke Herzkammer, von dort aus wird es über die Hauptschlagader (Aorta) in den Körperkreislauf gepumpt.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.