hausieren

[haʊ̯ˈziːʁən]

/[haʊ̯ˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“hausieren” is uncommon German (frequency #64,344 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,344
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Haus zu Haus gehen und Waren verkaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hausieren · hausieren · German

hausieren · rank #64,344 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,344
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptthemen

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptthemen (-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 „hausieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hausieren
PropertyValue
Headwordhausieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[haʊ̯ˈziːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hausieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hauptthemen“ (#64,343), „Hausratversicherung“ (#64,345), „Hauptseite“ (#64,342). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hausieren“ bei #64,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hausieren is uncommon German at frequency #64,344 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [haʊ̯ˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Haus zu Haus gehen und Waren verkaufen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hausieren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hausieren, spelled H-A-U-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Haus zu Haus gehen und Waren verkaufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hausiert mit Bratpfannen und Staubsaugern.
  2. „Auf der Rückfahrt sangen wir im Omnibus alle Lieder ab, die uns einfielen und nahmen einen armen Jungen von der Straße mit, der mit Heiligenbildern hausierte und nach Koblenz wollte.“

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 "hausieren"?
"hausieren" is spelled H-A-U-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [haʊ̯ˈziːʁən].
What does "hausieren" mean?
As a verb, "hausieren" means: von Haus zu Haus gehen und Waren verkaufen
How do you pronounce "hausieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hausieren" is [haʊ̯ˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hausieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list