Hosenanzug
[ˈhoːzn̩ˌʔant͡suːk]
The verdict
“Hosenanzug” is uncommon German (frequency #95,740 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,740
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zweiteilige Bekleidung für Frauen bestehend aus einer langen Hose und einem Jackett, die farblich abgestimmt sind und meist zu formellen, aber nicht festlichen Anlässen getragen werden (beispielswe...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hosenanzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːzn̩ˌʔant͡suːk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hosenanzug” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hosenanzug is uncommon German at frequency #95,740 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːzn̩ˌʔant͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweiteilige Bekleidung für Frauen bestehend aus einer langen Hose und einem Jackett, die farblich abgestimmt sind und meist zu formellen, aber nicht festlichen Anlässen getragen werden (beispielswe...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hosenanzug, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hosenanzug, spelled H-O-S-E-N-A-N-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1zweiteilige Bekleidung für Frauen bestehend aus einer langen Hose und einem Jackett, die farblich abgestimmt sind und meist zu formellen, aber nicht festlichen Anlässen getragen werden (beispielsweise im Büro, Parlament)
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); 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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Using “Hosenanzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-S-E-N-A-N-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhoːzn̩ˌʔant͡suːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.