Hausschwein
[ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Hausschwein” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als Haustier gehaltenes Schwein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hausschwein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hausschwein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hausschwein is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "als Haustier gehaltenes Schwein".
Hausschwein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Hausschwein, spelled H-A-U-S-S-C-H-W-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1als Haustier gehaltenes Schwein
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hausschwein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S-S-C-H-W-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯n] (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.