Hauskauf

[ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f]

/[ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hauskauf” is uncommon German (frequency #55,396 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,396
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - käuflicher Erwerb eines Hauses

Key facts for Hauskauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordHauskauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hauskauf” 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). Hauskauf 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

Hauskauf is uncommon German at frequency #55,396 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "käuflicher Erwerb eines Hauses".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hauskauf, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hauskauf, spelled H-A-U-S-K-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    käuflicher Erwerb eines Hauses

Antonyms

Hausverkauf

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 "Hauskauf"?
"Hauskauf" is spelled H-A-U-S-K-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f].
What does "Hauskauf" mean?
As a noun, "Hauskauf" means: käuflicher Erwerb eines Hauses
How do you pronounce "Hauskauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hauskauf" is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hauskauf" come from?
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Using “Hauskauf”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S-K-A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯sˌkaʊ̯f] (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