Hauptzeuge
German, noun/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtsɔʏ̯ɡə/
Hauptzeuge is spelled H-A-U-P-T-Z-E-U-G-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hauptzeuge is a German masculine noun meaning “star witness (principal witness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “besonders wichtiger Zeuge”.
What does Hauptzeuge mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestar witness (principal witness)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. besonders wichtiger Zeuge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hauptzeuge
- Hauptzeugen genitive
- Hauptzeugin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hauptzeuge?
- /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌtsɔʏ̯ɡə/
- [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hauptzeuge in German?
Hauptzeuge appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).