Haxl
[ˈhaksl̩]
The verdict
“Haxl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterer Teil des Beines bestimmter Schlachttiere
Corpus desk
Index DE-haxl · Haxl · German
Haxl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Haxl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaksl̩] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haxl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haxl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaksl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Haxl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Haxl, spelled H-A-X-L.
Definition
- 1unterer Teil des Beines bestimmter Schlachttiere
- 2unterer Teil des menschlichen Beines
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Haxl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Egal ob Haxl oder Biegel – viele sind der Meinung, dass uns das Wort Keule erspart bleiben sollte.
„… Jetzt werden die Haxl ausgelöst und mit Kren, mit Sauerrahm verfeinert“, so Pabst.
This word in other languages
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.