häuslich

[ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“häuslich” is uncommon German (frequency #71,466 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,466
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf das eigene Heim bezogen; mit dem eigenen Heim verbunden

Corpus desk

Index DE-hauslich · häuslich · German

häuslich · rank #71,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,466
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH häufigeren

Nearest frequency peer: häufigeren (-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 „häuslich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for häuslich
PropertyValue
Headwordhäuslich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „häuslich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „häufigeren“ (#71,465), „Höchsttemperatur“ (#71,467), „Hälse“ (#71,464). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „häuslich“ bei #71,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

häuslich is uncommon German at frequency #71,466 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf das eigene Heim bezogen; mit dem eigenen Heim verbunden".

No misspelling variants are generated for häuslich in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is häuslich, spelled H-Ä-U-S-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf das eigene Heim bezogen; mit dem eigenen Heim verbunden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Herr Bleibein ist eher der häusliche Typ.
  2. An diesem Ort werden wir uns häuslich niederlassen.

This word in other languages

domestic(English)doméstico(Español)domestique(Français)doméstico(Português)

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 "häuslich"?
"häuslich" is spelled H-Ä-U-S-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç].
What does "häuslich" mean?
As an adjective, "häuslich" means: auf das eigene Heim bezogen; mit dem eigenen Heim verbunden
How do you pronounce "häuslich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "häuslich" is [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "häuslich" come from?
"häuslich" 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 "häuslich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

höhnisch#71,468intended#71,480Jupiters#71,497Haudegen#71,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list