Hausaufgabe
German, noun/ˈhaʊ̯sʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə/
Hausaufgabe is spelled H-A-U-S-A-U-F-G-A-B-E (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hausaufgabe is a German feminine noun meaning “homework assignment, a piece of exercise or examination by which a teacher or examiner tries the performance of a student” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufgabe, welche ein Lehrer Schülern aufgibt und in der Regel zu Hause gemacht werden soll”.
What does Hausaufgabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehomework assignment, a piece of exercise or examination by which a teacher or examiner tries the performance of a student
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufgabe, welche ein Lehrer Schülern aufgibt und in der Regel zu Hause gemacht werden soll
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 Hausaufgabe
- Hausaufgaben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hausaufgabe?
- /ˈhaʊ̯sʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə/
- [ˈhaʊ̯sʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hausaufgabe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hausaufgabe in German?
Hausaufgabe appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).