Hundebesitzer
[ˈhʊndəbəˌzɪt͡sɐ]
The verdict
“Hundebesitzer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,179 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,179
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (männliche) Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hundebesitzer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhʊndəbəˌzɪt͡sɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #34,179 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hundebesitzer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hundebesitzer is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhʊndəbəˌzɪt͡sɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,179 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(männliche) Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hundebesitzer, with forms such as "hhundebesitzer", "hnudebesitzer", and "hudnebesitzer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hundebesitzer, spelled H-U-N-D-E-B-E-S-I-T-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche) Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhundebesitzer,hnudebesitzer,hudnebesitzer,hundbeesitzer,hunddebesitzer,hundebbesitzer,hundebeistzer,hundebesitezr,hundebesittzer,hundebesitzerr,hundebesitzre,hundebesitzzer,hundebesizter,hundebessitzer,hundebestizer,hundebseitzer,hundeebsitzer,hunedbesitzer,hunndebesitzer,uhndebesitzer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hundebesitzer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Hundebesitzer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-U-N-D-E-B-E-S-I-T-Z-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhʊndəbəˌzɪt͡sɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.