Hausherrin

[ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn]

/[ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hausherrin” is uncommon German (frequency #89,056 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,056
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dame, die in einer Familie/Organisation Entscheidungen fällen kann; Ehefrau des Hausherrn

Key facts for Hausherrin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHausherrin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hausherrin” 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). Hausherrin lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Hausherrin is uncommon German at frequency #89,056 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Hausherrin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hausherrin, spelled H-A-U-S-H-E-R-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dame, die in einer Familie/Organisation Entscheidungen fällen kann; Ehefrau des Hausherrn
  2. 2
    Dame, die ein Haus/mehrere Häuser besitzt

This word in other languages

maîtresse de maison(Français)

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 "Hausherrin"?
"Hausherrin" is spelled H-A-U-S-H-E-R-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn].
What does "Hausherrin" mean?
As a noun, "Hausherrin" means: Dame, die in einer Familie/Organisation Entscheidungen fällen kann; Ehefrau des Hausherrn
How do you pronounce "Hausherrin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hausherrin" is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hausherrin" come from?
"Hausherrin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Hausherrin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S-H-E-R-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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