Hauptverkehrszeit
[ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯keːɐ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Hauptverkehrszeit” is uncommon German (frequency #87,804 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,804
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeit mit besonders viel Verkehr, in der am meisten Verkehr herrscht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptverkehrszeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯keːɐ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #87,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptverkehrszeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptverkehrszeit is uncommon German at frequency #87,804 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯keːɐ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit mit besonders viel Verkehr, in der am meisten Verkehr herrscht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hauptverkehrszeit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hauptverkehrszeit, spelled H-A-U-P-T-V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zeit mit besonders viel Verkehr, in der am meisten Verkehr herrscht
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Hauptverkehrszeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-Z-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯keːɐ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.