hautfarben

[ˈhaʊ̯tˌfaʁbn̩]

/[ˈhaʊ̯tˌfaʁbn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“hautfarben” is uncommon German (frequency #60,647 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,647
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Farbe menschlicher Haut habend; von der Farbe von Haut

Corpus desk

Index DE-hautfarben · hautfarben · German

hautfarben · rank #60,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,647
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haushaltseink…

Nearest frequency peer: Haushaltseinkommen (-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 „hautfarben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hautfarben
PropertyValue
Headwordhautfarben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯tˌfaʁbn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hautfarben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hautfarbenfällt 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: „Haushaltseinkommen“ (#60,646), „Haydns“ (#60,648), „Hauptattraktion“ (#60,645). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hautfarben“ bei #60,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hautfarben is uncommon German at frequency #60,647 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯tˌfaʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Farbe menschlicher Haut habend; von der Farbe von Haut".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hautfarben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hautfarben, spelled H-A-U-T-F-A-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Farbe menschlicher Haut habend; von der Farbe von Haut

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich bräuchte einen hautfarbenen Buntstift.

Synonyms

fleischfarbeninkarnatrosig

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 "hautfarben"?
"hautfarben" is spelled H-A-U-T-F-A-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯tˌfaʁbn̩].
What does "hautfarben" mean?
As an adjective, "hautfarben" means: die Farbe menschlicher Haut habend; von der Farbe von Haut
How do you pronounce "hautfarben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hautfarben" is [ˈhaʊ̯tˌfaʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hautfarben" come from?
"hautfarben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hamsterrad#60,639herausgibt#60,659getriggert#60,615gescheiter#60,609

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list