Hausierer

[haʊ̯ˈziːʁɐ]

/[haʊ̯ˈziːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hausierer” is uncommon German (frequency #90,399 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,399
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Haus zu Haus gehender Händler

Corpus desk

Index DE-hausierer · Hausierer · German

Hausierer · rank #90,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,399
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hautveränderu…

Nearest frequency peer: Hautveränderungen (+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 „Hausierer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hausierer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHausierer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haʊ̯ˈziːʁɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hausierer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hausiererfällt 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: „Hautveränderungen“ (#90,400), „Hauptportal“ (#90,397), „hauchte“ (#90,396). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hausierer“ bei #90,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hausierer is uncommon German at frequency #90,399 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [haʊ̯ˈziːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Haus zu Haus gehender Händler".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hausierer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hausierer, spelled H-A-U-S-I-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Haus zu Haus gehender Händler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hausierer bietet den Menschen in ihren Häusern sein Warensortiment an.
  2. „Aus Bilshausen und Hilkerode kamen die Hausierer, damals noch eine durchaus ehrenwerte Berufsbezeichnung.“

Synonyms

Drücker

This word in other languages

hawker(English)mercachifle(Español)colporteur(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 "Hausierer"?
"Hausierer" is spelled H-A-U-S-I-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [haʊ̯ˈziːʁɐ].
What does "Hausierer" mean?
As a noun, "Hausierer" means: von Haus zu Haus gehender Händler
How do you pronounce "Hausierer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hausierer" is [haʊ̯ˈziːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hausierer" come from?
"Hausierer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Halbkugel#90,382Haflinger#90,378hinderten#90,428Guerillas#90,365

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list