Hauptursachen

[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauptursachen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,319 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,319
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptursache

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptursachen · Hauptursachen · German

Hauptursachen · rank #68,319 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,319
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Headsets

Nearest frequency peer: Headsets (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hauptursachen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hauptursachen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hauptursachen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauptursachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#68,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hauptursachen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hauptursachenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Headsets“ (#68,320), „Heidelbeeren“ (#68,321), „Hartford“ (#68,316). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hauptursachen“ bei #68,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hauptursachen is uncommon German at frequency #68,319 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hauptursachen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Hauptursachen, spelled H-A-U-P-T-U-R-S-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptursache
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hauptursache
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptursache
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptursache

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 "Hauptursachen"?
"Hauptursachen" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-U-R-S-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩].
What does "Hauptursachen" mean?
As a noun, "Hauptursachen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hauptursache
How do you pronounce "Hauptursachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauptursachen" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauptursachen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hauptursachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list