häuslich

[ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“häuslich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,466 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#71,466
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf das eigene Heim bezogen; mit dem eigenen Heim verbunden

Key facts for häuslich
PropertyValue
Headwordhäuslich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “häuslich” 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). häuslich lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for häuslich is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,466 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “häuslich”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-Ä-U-S-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪç] (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
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