Hosentaschen

[ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃn̩]

/[ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hosentaschen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,621 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,621
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hosentasche

Corpus desk

Index DE-hosentaschen · Hosentaschen · German

Hosentaschen · rank #54,621 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,621
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hornissen

Nearest frequency peer: Hornissen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hosentaschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hosentaschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hosentaschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHosentaschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hosentaschen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hosentaschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hornissen“ (#54,620), „Höppner“ (#54,622), „Hornberg“ (#54,619). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hosentaschen“ bei #54,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hosentaschen is uncommon German at frequency #54,621 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hosentaschen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hosentaschen, spelled H-O-S-E-N-T-A-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hosentasche
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hosentasche
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hosentasche
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hosentasche

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hosentaschen"?
"Hosentaschen" is spelled H-O-S-E-N-T-A-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃn̩].
What does "Hosentaschen" mean?
As a noun, "Hosentaschen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hosentasche
How do you pronounce "Hosentaschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hosentaschen" is [ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hosentaschen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hosentaschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list