Hauptstadtflughafen

[ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptstadtflughafen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,697 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,697
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Flughafen in der Hauptstadt eines Landes

Key facts for Hauptstadtflughafen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptstadtflughafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩]
Letters19
Frequency rank#95,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hauptstadtflughafen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hauptstadtflughafen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptstadtflughafen is uncommon German at frequency #95,697 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flughafen in der Hauptstadt eines Landes".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hauptstadtflughafen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hauptstadtflughafen, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-T-A-D-T-F-L-U-G-H-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flughafen in der Hauptstadt eines Landes

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 "Hauptstadtflughafen"?
"Hauptstadtflughafen" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-T-A-D-T-F-L-U-G-H-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩].
What does "Hauptstadtflughafen" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptstadtflughafen" means: Flughafen in der Hauptstadt eines Landes
How do you pronounce "Hauptstadtflughafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptstadtflughafen" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptstadtflughafen" come from?
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Using “Hauptstadtflughafen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-S-T-A-D-T-F-L-U-G-H-A-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptʃtatˌfluːkhaːfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list