Hühnerhaut
[ˈhyːnɐˌhaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Hühnerhaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sonst durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkö...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hühnerhaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhyːnɐˌhaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hühnerhaut” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hühnerhaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhyːnɐˌhaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sonst durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkö...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hühnerhaut in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hühnerhaut, spelled H-Ü-H-N-E-R-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1sonst durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkörnig wirkt und der eines gerupften Huhns ähnelt
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 “Hühnerhaut”
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- The one correct German spelling is H-Ü-H-N-E-R-H-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhyːnɐˌhaʊ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.