hustet

[ˈhuːstət]

/[ˈhuːstət]/ verb

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The verdict

“hustet” is uncommon German (frequency #52,167 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,167
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hustet · hustet · German

hustet · rank #52,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,167
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH huss

Nearest frequency peer: huss (-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 „hustet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hustet
PropertyValue
Headwordhustet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhuːstət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hustet“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „huss“ (#52,166), „Härchen“ (#52,168), „Huf“ (#52,165). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hustet“ bei #52,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hustet is uncommon German at frequency #52,167 among 3,372 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Homers#52,163hitman#52,157innert#52,178Hebung#52,149

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list