Hausdach
[ˈhaʊ̯sˌdax]
The verdict
“Hausdach” is uncommon German (frequency #87,806 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,806
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abdeckung eines Hauses
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hausdach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯sˌdax] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hausdach” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hausdach is uncommon German at frequency #87,806 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯sˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abdeckung eines Hauses".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hausdach, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hausdach, spelled H-A-U-S-D-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1Abdeckung eines Hauses
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 “Hausdach”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S-D-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯sˌdax] (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.