Hüftgelenk

[ˈhʏftɡəˌlɛŋk]

/[ˈhʏftɡəˌlɛŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hüftgelenk” is uncommon German (frequency #73,630 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,630
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Oberschenkelknochen und das Becken verbindendes Kugelgelenk

Corpus desk

Index DE-huftgelenk · Hüftgelenk · German

Hüftgelenk · rank #73,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,630
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH iam

Nearest frequency peer: iam (+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 „Hüftgelenk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hüftgelenk
PropertyValue
HeadwordHüftgelenk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʏftɡəˌlɛŋk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hüftgelenk“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „iam“ (#73,631), „Höhenunterschiede“ (#73,628), „Iden“ (#73,632). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hüftgelenk“ bei #73,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hüftgelenk is uncommon German at frequency #73,630 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʏftɡəˌlɛŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Oberschenkelknochen und das Becken verbindendes Kugelgelenk".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hüftgelenk, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hüftgelenk, spelled H-Ü-F-T-G-E-L-E-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Oberschenkelknochen und das Becken verbindendes Kugelgelenk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ziel der konservativen Therapie ist daher die Schmerzlinderung sowie die mechanische Entlastung des betroffenen Hüftgelenks.“
  2. „Einige Male, wenn die Schmerzen in seinem Hüftgelenk zu stark wurden, richtete er sich auf, ehe er wieder, mit Hilfe einer Taschenlampe, in die Karte förmlich hineinkroch.“

Synonyms

Articulatio coxae

This word in other languages

hip joint(English)

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 "Hüftgelenk"?
"Hüftgelenk" is spelled H-Ü-F-T-G-E-L-E-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʏftɡəˌlɛŋk].
What does "Hüftgelenk" mean?
As a noun, "Hüftgelenk" means: den Oberschenkelknochen und das Becken verbindendes Kugelgelenk
How do you pronounce "Hüftgelenk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hüftgelenk" is [ˈhʏftɡəˌlɛŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hüftgelenk" come from?
"Hüftgelenk" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list