Hudelei
[huːdəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Hudelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechte, zu schnell ausgeführte, gehudelte Arbeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-hudelei · Hudelei · German
Hudelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Hudelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [huːdəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hudelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hudelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [huːdəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hudelei in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hudelei, spelled H-U-D-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1schlechte, zu schnell ausgeführte, gehudelte Arbeit
- 2Ärgernis
- 3nicht zunftmäßig erlernte oder unbefugte Ausübung eines Handwerks, insbesondere des Buchdruckerhandwerks, auch der Betrieb eines Hudlers
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hudelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was der Handwerker in meiner Wohnung angestellt hat, ist eine Hudelei!
Ich hatte mit dem letzten Lieferanten zu viele Hudeleien.
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.