Hundstage
[ˈhʊnt͡sˌtaːɡə]
The verdict
“Hundstage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die heißesten Tage des Hochsommers im Zeitraum vom 23. Juli bis 23. August
Corpus desk
Index DE-hundstage · Hundstage · German
Hundstage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hundstage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhʊnt͡sˌtaːɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hundstage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hundstage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊnt͡sˌtaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die heißesten Tage des Hochsommers im Zeitraum vom 23. Juli bis 23. August".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hundstage in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hundstage, spelled H-U-N-D-S-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1die heißesten Tage des Hochsommers im Zeitraum vom 23. Juli bis 23. August
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hundstage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zertreten lagen alle umliegenden Felder, die Doͤrfer in Aſche, das beraubte Landvolk verſchmachtete auf den Straßen, Modergeruͤche verpeſteten die Luft, verheerende Seuchen, durch die kuͤmmerliche Nahrung, durch den Qualm eines ſo bevoͤlkerten Lagers und ſo vieler verweſenden Leichname, durch die Glut der Hundstage ausgebruͤtet, wütheten unter Menſchen u…
„Die Natur wollte wiſſen, wie ſie ausſieht, und ſie erſchuf Goethe. Sogar die Gedanken, die Intenzionen der Natur vermag er uns wiederzuſpiegeln, und es iſt einem hitzigen Goethianer, zumahl in den Hundstagen, nicht zu verargen, wenn er uͤber die Identitaͤt der Spiegelbilder mit den Objekten ſelbſt ſo ſehr erſtaunt, daß er dem Spiegel ſogar Schoͤpfungskra…
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