Huf

[huːf]

/[huːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Huf” is uncommon German (frequency #52,165 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,165
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Hornsubstanz ummantelter Fuß von Unpaarhufern

Corpus desk

Index DE-huf · Huf · German

Huf · rank #52,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,165
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH huss

Nearest frequency peer: huss (+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 „Huf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Huf
PropertyValue
HeadwordHuf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[huːf]
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Huf“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „huss“ (#52,166), „Homers“ (#52,163), „hustet“ (#52,167). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Huf“ bei #52,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Huf is uncommon German at frequency #52,165 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [huːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Hornsubstanz ummantelter Fuß von Unpaarhufern".

No misspelling variants are generated for Huf in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Huf, spelled H-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Hornsubstanz ummantelter Fuß von Unpaarhufern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Huf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Hufe des Pferdes mussten neu beschlagen werden.
  2. „Die Hufe wurden jeden Abend gesäubert, damit die Pferde nicht an Mauke erkrankten.“

Antonyms

KlauePfotePrankeTatze

This word in other languages

hoof(English)pezuña(Español)sabot(Français)casco(Português)

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 "Huf"?
"Huf" is spelled H-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [huːf].
What does "Huf" mean?
As a noun, "Huf" means: mit Hornsubstanz ummantelter Fuß von Unpaarhufern
How do you pronounce "Huf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Huf" is [huːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Huf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hag#52,143fog#52,089cui#52,012PPS#52,332

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list