Heulsuse

[ˈhɔɪ̯lzuːzə]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯lzuːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heulsuse” is uncommon German (frequency #76,889 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,889
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Kind, das bei jeder Kleinigkeit weint/heult

Corpus desk

Index DE-heulsuse · Heulsuse · German

Heulsuse · rank #76,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,889
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heuchlerische

Nearest frequency peer: heuchlerische (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Heulsuse”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Heulsuse” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heulsuse
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeulsuse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯lzuːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Heulsuse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Heulsuse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heulsuse is uncommon German at frequency #76,889 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯lzuːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Heulsuse has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Heulsuse, spelled H-E-U-L-S-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Kind, das bei jeder Kleinigkeit weint/heult
  2. 2
    Person, die an allem etwas zu kritisieren beziehungsweise meckern hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine kleine Schwester ist vielleicht eine Heulsuse, ich brauch nur „HAA“ machen und schon fängt sie an zu heulen.
  2. „Großmutter Bärbel würde die vierjährige Nura zum Beispiel in manchen Situationen öfter mal in den Arm nehmen: Die Große, wenn sie hinfällt, möchte gerne bedauert werden und meine Tochter sagt, sie möchte keine Heulsuse erziehen.“

Synonyms

JammerlappenMemmeWeicheiNörgeler

This word in other languages

crybaby(English)llorica(Español)pleurnichard(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heulsuse"?
"Heulsuse" is spelled H-E-U-L-S-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯lzuːzə].
What does "Heulsuse" mean?
As a noun, "Heulsuse" means: ein Kind, das bei jeder Kleinigkeit weint/heult
How do you pronounce "Heulsuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heulsuse" is [ˈhɔɪ̯lzuːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heulsuse" come from?
"Heulsuse" 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 "Heulsuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list