Hausangestellte

[ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə]

/[ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hausangestellte” is an uncommon German word, ranked #87,805 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,805
frequency rank, German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft in einem Haushalt zur Verfügung stellt

Key facts for Hausangestellte
PropertyValue
HeadwordHausangestellte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#87,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hausangestellte” 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). Hausangestellte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hausangestellte is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,805 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weibliche Person, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft in einem Haushalt zur Verfügung stellt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hausangestellte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hausangestellte, spelled H-A-U-S-A-N-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft in einem Haushalt zur Verfügung stellt

This word in other languages

empleada doméstica(Español)

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 "Hausangestellte"?
"Hausangestellte" is spelled H-A-U-S-A-N-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə].
What does "Hausangestellte" mean?
As a noun, "Hausangestellte" means: weibliche Person, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft in einem Haushalt zur Verfügung stellt
How do you pronounce "Hausangestellte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hausangestellte" is [ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hausangestellte" come from?
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Using “Hausangestellte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S-A-N-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯sʔanɡəˌʃtɛltə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list