Hauptschuld

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃʊlt]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃʊlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptschuld” is uncommon German (frequency #72,513 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,513
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größter/entscheidender Teil der Schuld

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptschuld · Hauptschuld · German

Hauptschuld · rank #72,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,513
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptsaison

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptsaison (-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 „Hauptschuld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptschuld
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptschuld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃʊlt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptschuld“ im Deutschen

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

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptschuld is uncommon German at frequency #72,513 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃʊlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größter/entscheidender Teil der Schuld".

Hauptschuld doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Hauptschuld, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-C-H-U-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    größter/entscheidender Teil der Schuld

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ludendorff war im Herbst 1918 natürlich klar, dass die Hauptschuld für die bevorstehende Niederlage bei ihm lag.“

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 "Hauptschuld"?
"Hauptschuld" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-C-H-U-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃʊlt].
What does "Hauptschuld" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptschuld" means: größter/entscheidender Teil der Schuld
How do you pronounce "Hauptschuld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptschuld" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃʊlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptschuld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hauptsaison#72,512Heilpflanze#72,519Halterungen#72,506Gänserndorf#72,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list