Höhlenmensch
[ˈhøːlənˌmɛnʃ]
The verdict
“Höhlenmensch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der prähistorischen, in Höhlen lebenden Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hohlenmensch · Höhlenmensch · German
Höhlenmensch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Höhlenmensch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhøːlənˌmɛnʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Höhlenmensch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Höhlenmensch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhøːlənˌmɛnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der prähistorischen, in Höhlen lebenden Menschen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Höhlenmensch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Höhlenmensch, spelled H-Ö-H-L-E-N-M-E-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der prähistorischen, in Höhlen lebenden Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Höhlenmensch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beides sei deine Pflicht, sagst du, aber du fragst dich selber, wie man das Zweite tun kann, ohne das Erste zu unterlassen. Was denkst du , wenn du Bilder siehst (weil du, wie praktisch alle Ceuties, ja noch nie dort warst), wie die Subsaharianer einen Katzensprung vom Zentrum Ceutas entfernt wie Höhlenmenschen hausen; kaum zu essen haben, dem Wetter wie…
„Der Höhlenmensch war freundlich zu dem Jungen.“
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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.