hustet

[ˈhuːstət]

/[ˈhuːstət]/ verb

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The verdict

“hustet” is uncommon German (frequency #52,167 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,167
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten

Key facts for hustet
PropertyValue
Headwordhustet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhuːstət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hustet” 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). hustet 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

hustet is uncommon German at frequency #52,167 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhuːstət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hustet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hustet, spelled H-U-S-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten

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 "hustet"?
"hustet" is spelled H-U-S-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhuːstət].
What does "hustet" mean?
As a verb, "hustet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten
How do you pronounce "hustet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hustet" is [ˈhuːstət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hustet" come from?
"hustet" 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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Using “hustet”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-U-S-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhuːstət] (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