Hottentotte
[hɔtn̩ˈtɔtə]
The verdict
“Hottentotte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe in Südafrika und Namibia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hottentotte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɔtn̩ˈtɔtə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hottentotte” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hottentotte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɔtn̩ˈtɔtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe in Südafrika und Namibia".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hottentotte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hottentotte, spelled H-O-T-T-E-N-T-O-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe in Südafrika und Namibia
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hottentotte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-T-T-E-N-T-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɔtn̩ˈtɔtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
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.