Hausstand

[ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant]

/[ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hausstand” is uncommon German (frequency #81,654 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,654
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Personen, die in einem Haushalt zusammenleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-hausstand · Hausstand · German

Hausstand · rank #81,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,654
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haushaltsmitt…

Nearest frequency peer: Haushaltsmittel (-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 „Hausstand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hausstand
PropertyValue
HeadwordHausstand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hausstand“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hausstandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Haushaltsmittel“ (#81,653), „Hausärztin“ (#81,655), „Hauptuntersuchung“ (#81,652). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hausstand“ bei #81,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hausstand is uncommon German at frequency #81,654 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hausstand in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hausstand, spelled H-A-U-S-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Personen, die in einem Haushalt zusammenleben
  2. 2
    Besitz, Einnahmen und Ausgaben einer zusammenlebenden Personengruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jeder wird angehalten, die physischen und sozialen Kontakte zu anderen Menschen außerhalb der Angehörigen des eigenen Hausstands auf ein absolut nötiges Minimum zu reduzieren.“
  2. Das junge Ehepaar wollte schnellstmöglich einen eigenen Hausstand gründen.

Synonyms

HaushaltPrivathaushalt

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 "Hausstand"?
"Hausstand" is spelled H-A-U-S-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant].
What does "Hausstand" mean?
As a noun, "Hausstand" means: Gesamtheit der Personen, die in einem Haushalt zusammenleben
How do you pronounce "Hausstand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hausstand" is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hausstand" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hausstand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haupthaar#81,650Hassliebe#81,648Handbreit#81,643Günstling#81,639

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list