Hauptstelle
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtɛlə]
The verdict
“Hauptstelle” is uncommon German (frequency #54,601 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,601
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wichtigste, primäre (meist Zweig-) Stelle von etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptstelle · Hauptstelle · German
Hauptstelle · rank #54,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,601
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Hauptschüler
Nearest frequency peer: Hauptschüler (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hauptstelle”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hail
hail
45,405 corpus weight
- Hauben
Hauben
45,402 corpus weight
- Hauptschüler
Hauptschüler
45,401 corpus weight
- Hauptstelle
Hauptstelle
45,400 corpus weight
- Heckscheibe
Heckscheibe
45,397 corpus weight
- heiligsten
heiligsten
45,396 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hauptstelle” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptstelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtɛlə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #54,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptstelle” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptstelle is uncommon German at frequency #54,601 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wichtigste, primäre (meist Zweig-) Stelle von etwas".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hauptstelle, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hauptstelle, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-T-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1wichtigste, primäre (meist Zweig-) Stelle von etwas
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hauptstelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 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.