Hundehaufen

[ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hundehaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,120 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,120
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - feste Exkremente eines Hundes

Key facts for Hundehaufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHundehaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#84,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hundehaufen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hundehaufen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hundehaufen is uncommon German at frequency #84,120 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feste Exkremente eines Hundes".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hundehaufen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hundehaufen, spelled H-U-N-D-E-H-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    feste Exkremente eines Hundes

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 "Hundehaufen"?
"Hundehaufen" is spelled H-U-N-D-E-H-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "Hundehaufen" mean?
As a noun, "Hundehaufen" means: feste Exkremente eines Hundes
How do you pronounce "Hundehaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hundehaufen" is [ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hundehaufen" come from?
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Using “Hundehaufen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-U-N-D-E-H-A-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhʊndəˌhaʊ̯fn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list