Häuserblock

[ˈhɔɪ̯zɐˌblɔk]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯zɐˌblɔk]/ noun

The verdict

“Häuserblock” is uncommon German (frequency #98,611 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,611
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble zusammenstehender Häuser

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauserblock · Häuserblock · German

Häuserblock · rank #98,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,611
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hölderlins

Nearest frequency peer: Hölderlins (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Häuserblock“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Häuserblock“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Häuserblock
PropertyValue
HeadwordHäuserblock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯zɐˌblɔk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Häuserblock“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Häuserblockfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hölderlins“ (#98,612), „Hypophyse“ (#98,609), „huste“ (#98,608). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Häuserblock“ bei #98,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Häuserblock is uncommon German at frequency #98,611 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐˌblɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble zusammenstehender Häuser".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Häuserblock, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Häuserblock, spelled H-Ä-U-S-E-R-B-L-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble zusammenstehender Häuser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Häuserblock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Türen der Häuser durften nicht abgeschlossen sein, damit der Blockwart, eine Art Hausmeister mit Aufsichtspflichten, der meistens für mehrere Häuser oder einen ganzen Häuserblock zuständig war, überall Zutritt hatte.“
  2. „Ihr Zufluchtsort lag nur zwei Häuserblöcke weiter, und doch schien die Entfernung unüberwindlich.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Häuserblock"?
"Häuserblock" is spelled H-Ä-U-S-E-R-B-L-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐˌblɔk].
What does "Häuserblock" mean?
As a noun, "Häuserblock" means: Ensemble zusammenstehender Häuser
How do you pronounce "Häuserblock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Häuserblock" is [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐˌblɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Häuserblock" come from?
"Häuserblock" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Häuserblock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list