Hundesteuer

[ˈhʊndəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈhʊndəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hundesteuer” is uncommon German (frequency #80,503 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,503
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Steuer, die Hundehalter entrichten müssen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hundesteuer · Hundesteuer · German

Hundesteuer · rank #80,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,503
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hungers

Nearest frequency peer: Hungers (+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 „Hundesteuer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hundesteuer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHundesteuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊndəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hundesteuer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hungers“ (#80,504), „Honeckers“ (#80,501), „hygienischer“ (#80,505). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hundesteuer“ bei #80,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hundesteuer is uncommon German at frequency #80,503 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊndəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Steuer, die Hundehalter entrichten müssen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hundesteuer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Hundesteuer, spelled H-U-N-D-E-S-T-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Steuer, die Hundehalter entrichten müssen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Weil er seinen Hund nicht gemeldet hatte und so die Hundesteuer umging, musste er eine Geldstrafe zahlen.

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 "Hundesteuer"?
"Hundesteuer" is spelled H-U-N-D-E-S-T-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊndəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Hundesteuer" mean?
As a noun, "Hundesteuer" means: Steuer, die Hundehalter entrichten müssen
How do you pronounce "Hundesteuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hundesteuer" is [ˈhʊndəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hundesteuer" come from?
"Hundesteuer" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list