Haupttäter

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haupttäter” is uncommon German (frequency #79,274 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,274
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, welche die Hauptschuld an einem Verbrechen trägt

Key facts for Haupttäter
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaupttäter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Haupttäter” 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). Haupttäter 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

Haupttäter is uncommon German at frequency #79,274 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Haupttäter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Haupttäter, spelled H-A-U-P-T-T-Ä-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, welche die Hauptschuld an einem Verbrechen trägt
  2. 2
    Person, die eine Haupttat begangen hat
  3. 3
    Typ von Täter, der einen Großteil eines bestimmten Verbrechens begeht

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 "Haupttäter"?
"Haupttäter" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-T-Ä-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ].
What does "Haupttäter" mean?
As a noun, "Haupttäter" means: Person, welche die Hauptschuld an einem Verbrechen trägt
How do you pronounce "Haupttäter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haupttäter" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haupttäter" come from?
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Using “Haupttäter”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-T-Ä-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtɛːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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