Hausmittel
German, noun/ˈhaʊ̯sˌmɪtl̩/
Hausmittel is spelled H-A-U-S-M-I-T-T-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hausmittel is a German neuter noun meaning “home remedy; nostrum; quick fix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Heilmittel oder Heilverfahren, das durch den Volksmund oder Ratgeber weitergegeben wird und nicht…”.
What does Hausmittel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhome remedy; nostrum; quick fix
ein bewährtes Hausmittel [gegen]
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Heilmittel oder Heilverfahren, das durch den Volksmund oder Ratgeber weitergegeben wird und nicht notwendigerweise wissenschaftlich untersucht wurde.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hausmittel
- Hausmittels genitive
- Hausmittelchen diminutive neuter
- Hausmitteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hausmittel?
- /ˈhaʊ̯sˌmɪtl̩/
- [ˈhaʊ̯sˌmɪtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hausmittel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hausmittel in German?
Hausmittel appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).