Hausvater
[ˈhaʊ̯sˌfaːtɐ]
The verdict
“Hausvater” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verantwortlicher/hierarchisch übergeordnete Person eines einzelnen Hauses einer Einrichtung, in welcher mehrere Personen über einen längeren Zeitraum wohnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hausvater · Hausvater · German
Hausvater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hausvater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯sˌfaːtɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hausvater“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hausvater is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯sˌfaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hausvater, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hausvater, spelled H-A-U-S-V-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Verantwortlicher/hierarchisch übergeordnete Person eines einzelnen Hauses einer Einrichtung, in welcher mehrere Personen über einen längeren Zeitraum wohnen
- 2männlicher Haushaltsvorstand mit Verantwortung gegenüber Familie und Angestellten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hausvater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Hausvater hat mir Hausarrest aufgebrummt.
„Der Hausvater soll eine gute Schule haben und ein großes Haus recht regieren; er soll aber auch ein tüchtiger Oekonom sein, der 10, 20–30 und mehr Morgen Feldes gut bewirthschaftet.“ (1863)
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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.