hauptverantwortlich

[ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]

/[ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“hauptverantwortlich” is uncommon German (frequency #71,436 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,436
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die maßgebliche Verantwortung/Zuständigkeit innehabend

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauptverantwortlich · hauptverantwortlich · German

hauptverantwortlich · rank #71,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,436
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptlast

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptlast (-2 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 „hauptverantwortlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hauptverantwortlich
PropertyValue
Headwordhauptverantwortlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]
Letters19
Frequency rank#71,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hauptverantwortlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hauptlast“ (#71,434), „healing“ (#71,438), „Haudegen“ (#71,433). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hauptverantwortlich“ bei #71,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hauptverantwortlich is uncommon German at frequency #71,436 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hauptverantwortlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 hauptverantwortlich, spelled H-A-U-P-T-V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die maßgebliche Verantwortung/Zuständigkeit innehabend
  2. 2
    entscheidende Ursache für ein Problem oder Schaden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hauptverantwortlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ab dem Frühjahr 2003 war er hauptverantwortlicher Trainer des polnischen B-Kaders.“
  2. „Als hauptverantwortlicher Trainer der Nationalmannschaft aus Tschechien war Hasek nur mit zwei Testspielen, in denen er mit der Mannschaft arbeiten konnte, in die EM-Vorbereitung gegangen:“ […].

Antonyms

mitverantwortlich

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 "hauptverantwortlich"?
"hauptverantwortlich" is spelled H-A-U-P-T-V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç].
What does "hauptverantwortlich" mean?
As an adjective, "hauptverantwortlich" means: die maßgebliche Verantwortung/Zuständigkeit innehabend
How do you pronounce "hauptverantwortlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hauptverantwortlich" is [ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hauptverantwortlich" come from?
"hauptverantwortlich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Landtagspräsidentin#71,564Logistikunternehmen#71,592Wettbewerbsvorteile#70,998Vertrauensvorschuss#72,002

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list