Hosensack
[ˈhoːzn̩ˌzak]
The verdict
“Hosensack” 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) - Tasche, die an oder in einer Hose angebracht ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-hosensack · Hosensack · German
Hosensack · 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 | Hosensack |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːzn̩ˌzak] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hosensack“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hosensack is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːzn̩ˌzak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tasche, die an oder in einer Hose angebracht ist".
Hosensack has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hosensack, spelled H-O-S-E-N-S-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1Tasche, die an oder in einer Hose angebracht ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hosensack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man muss ihn erlebt haben, den Rücken weit zurückgebeugt, beide Hände im Hosensack, die Mundwinkel nach unten entglitten, das menschliche Gewürm um sich herum betrachtend.“
„Hat man ja früher gelernt, dass Hände im Hosensack (sagt das heute eigentlich noch jemand?) unfein sind, so wie das Lümmeln mit den Ellbogen auf dem Tisch.“
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.