Hunnenfleck
[ˈhʊnənˌflɛk]
The verdict
“Hunnenfleck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes
Corpus desk
Index DE-hunnenfleck · Hunnenfleck · German
Hunnenfleck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Hunnenfleck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhʊnənˌflɛk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hunnenfleck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hunnenfleck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊnənˌflɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes".
Hunnenfleck doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hunnenfleck, spelled H-U-N-N-E-N-F-L-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hunnenfleck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Besonders in Frankreich soll es Regionen geben, wie in der Champagne, wo Ärztinnen und Ärzte überdurchschnittlich oft auf den »Mongolen-« oder eben »Hunnenfleck« treffen.“
„Dann macht der Autor sich auf die Suche im Internet nach einem dunklen Fleck kurz über dem Po, von Kinderärz*innen [sic] als ‚Mongolischer Fleck‘ oder ‚Hunnenfleck‘ benannt, und wird fündig.“
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.