Hutzel
[ˈhʊt͡sl̩]
The verdict
“Hutzel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gedörrte Frucht (besonders Birne, Zwetschge)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hutzel · Hutzel · German
Hutzel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Hutzel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhʊt͡sl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hutzel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hutzel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊt͡sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Hutzel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hutzel, spelled H-U-T-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1gedörrte Frucht (besonders Birne, Zwetschge)
- 2alte Frau mit runzliger Haut
- 3Tannenzapfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hutzel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Spätsommer und Herbst waren einst Hutzel- und Dörrzeit.
Die Hutzeln zu den Kartoffeln schütten und noch mal durchkochen.
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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.