Hosenmatz
[ˈhoːzn̩mat͡s]
The verdict
“Hosenmatz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scherzhafter Ausdruck für ein kleines Kind, das Latzhosen trägt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hosenmatz · Hosenmatz · German
Hosenmatz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Hosenmatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːzn̩mat͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hosenmatz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hosenmatz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːzn̩mat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "scherzhafter Ausdruck für ein kleines Kind, das Latzhosen trägt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hosenmatz, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hosenmatz, spelled H-O-S-E-N-M-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1scherzhafter Ausdruck für ein kleines Kind, das Latzhosen trägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hosenmatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Na, du kleiner Hosenmatz!
Synonyms
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.