Hustensaft

[ˈhuːstn̩ˌzaft]

/[ˈhuːstn̩ˌzaft]/ noun

The verdict

“Hustensaft” is uncommon German (frequency #62,515 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,515
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein dickflüssiges Medikament zum Einnehmen, das den Hustenreiz lindert oder unterdrückt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hustensaft · Hustensaft · German

Hustensaft · rank #62,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,515
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hungersnöte

Nearest frequency peer: Hungersnöte (-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 „Hustensaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hustensaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordHustensaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhuːstn̩ˌzaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hustensaft“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hustensaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hungersnöte“ (#62,514), „humaner“ (#62,513), „häufigere“ (#62,517). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hustensaft“ bei #62,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hustensaft is uncommon German at frequency #62,515 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhuːstn̩ˌzaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein dickflüssiges Medikament zum Einnehmen, das den Hustenreiz lindert oder unterdrückt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hustensaft, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Hustensaft, spelled H-U-S-T-E-N-S-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein dickflüssiges Medikament zum Einnehmen, das den Hustenreiz lindert oder unterdrückt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Trinke ein wenig Hustensaft und du schläfst heute Nacht besser.

Synonyms

HustenstillerHustenlöser

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 "Hustensaft"?
"Hustensaft" is spelled H-U-S-T-E-N-S-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhuːstn̩ˌzaft].
What does "Hustensaft" mean?
As a noun, "Hustensaft" means: ein dickflüssiges Medikament zum Einnehmen, das den Hustenreiz lindert oder unterdrückt
How do you pronounce "Hustensaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hustensaft" is [ˈhuːstn̩ˌzaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hustensaft" come from?
"Hustensaft" 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 "Hustensaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list