Hundehalterin

[ˈhʊndəˌhaltəʁɪn]

/[ˈhʊndəˌhaltəʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Hundehalterin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält

Corpus desk

Index DE-hundehalterin · Hundehalterin · German

Hundehalterin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Hundehalterin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHundehalterin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊndəˌhaltəʁɪn]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hundehalterin“ im Deutschen

Hundehalterinsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hundehalterin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊndəˌhaltəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hundehalterin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hundehalterin, spelled H-U-N-D-E-H-A-L-T-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wegen dieses Bisses hat sich nun eine 46-jährige Hundehalterin vor einer Einzelrichterin des Bezirksgerichts Zürich verantworten müssen.“
  2. „Gegen die Hundehalterin wurde ein Strafverfahren wegen eines Vergehens nach dem Tierschutzgesetz eingeleitet.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hundehalterin"?
"Hundehalterin" is spelled H-U-N-D-E-H-A-L-T-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊndəˌhaltəʁɪn].
What does "Hundehalterin" mean?
As a noun, "Hundehalterin" means: weibliche Person, die einen Hund zur Haustierhaltung besitzt, die sich einen Hund hält
How do you pronounce "Hundehalterin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hundehalterin" is [ˈhʊndəˌhaltəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hundehalterin" come from?
"Hundehalterin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list