Hidschab
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The verdict
“Hidschab” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebot der Abschirmung
Corpus desk
Index DE-hidschab · Hidschab · German
Hidschab · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Hidschab |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hidschab“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hidschab is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hidschab, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hidschab, spelled H-I-D-S-C-H-A-B.
Definition
- 1Gebot der Abschirmung
- 2jedes Kleidungsstück, das dazu dient [1] zu erfüllen
- 3Kopftuch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hidschab appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ursprünglich betraf das Hidschab lediglich die Ehefrauen des Propheten Mohammeds.
Viele sehr verschiedene Kleidungsstücke werden als Hidschab bezeichnet.
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.