Hauptstraße
[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtʁaːsə]
The verdict
“Hauptstraße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verkehrsreiche Straße
Corpus desk
Index DE-hauptstra-e · Hauptstraße · German
Hauptstraße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Hauptstraße |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtʁaːsə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptstraße“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptstraße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtʁaːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hauptstraße, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hauptstraße, spelled H-A-U-P-T-S-T-R-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1verkehrsreiche Straße
- 2zentrale Straße in einem Ort mit vielen Geschäften, Einkaufsstraße
- 3Straße mit Recht auf Vorfahrt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hauptstraße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Hauptstraßen in fast allen großen Städten sind während des Berufsverkehrs staugefährdet.
„Sie fuhren die Hauptstraße entlang, die ringförmig die Innenstadt umschloss.“
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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.