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 September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe in Südafrika und Namibia
Corpus desk
Index DE-hottentotte · Hottentotte · German
Hottentotte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Hottentotte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɔtn̩ˈtɔtə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hottentotte“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hottentotte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als der Sarg ins Grab gesenkt wurde, stimmten ganz unerwartet die Hottentotten, als ob es verabredet gewesen wäre, ein Holländisches Lied, welches Pacalt gemacht und sie gelehrt hatte, an […]“
„Die deutschen Soldaten wurden zudem gebraucht, um die weiter südlich lebenden Nama - von den Deutschen abschätzig »Hottentotten« genannt - zu bekämpfen.“
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.