Hauptstädten
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtɛːtn̩]
The verdict
“Hauptstädten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,537 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,537
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptstadt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptstadten · Hauptstädten · German
Hauptstädten · rank #50,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,537
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Hausbesuch
Nearest frequency peer: Hausbesuch (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hauptstädten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hallein
Hallein
49,469 corpus weight
- Hammel
Hammel
49,468 corpus weight
- Handschuhfa…
Handschuhfach
49,467 corpus weight
- Hauptstädten
Hauptstädten
49,464 corpus weight
- Hausbesuch
Hausbesuch
49,462 corpus weight
- Hausdurchsu…
Hausdurchsuchungen
49,461 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hauptstädten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptstädten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtɛːtn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #50,537 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptstädten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptstädten is uncommon German at frequency #50,537 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtɛːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptstadt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hauptstädten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hauptstädten, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-T-Ä-D-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptstadt
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hauptstädten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.