Hinkelshaut
[ˈhɪŋɡɫ̩sˌhaˑʊd̥]
The verdict
“Hinkelshaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkörnig w...
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Index DE-hinkelshaut · Hinkelshaut · German
Hinkelshaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Hinkelshaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪŋɡɫ̩sˌhaˑʊd̥] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hinkelshaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hinkelshaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪŋɡɫ̩sˌhaˑʊd̥]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkörnig w...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hinkelshaut, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hinkelshaut, spelled H-I-N-K-E-L-S-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkörnig wirkt und der einer gerupften Gans ähnelt
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.