Pesthauch

[ˈpɛstˌhaʊ̯x]

/[ˈpɛstˌhaʊ̯x]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pesthauch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - giftige, schädliche (Atem-)Luft

Corpus desk

Index DE-pesthauch · Pesthauch · German

Pesthauch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Pesthauch
PropertyValue
HeadwordPesthauch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛstˌhaʊ̯x]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pesthauch” sits in German frequency

Pesthauch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pesthauch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛstˌhaʊ̯x]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Pesthauch has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pesthauch, spelled P-E-S-T-H-A-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    giftige, schädliche (Atem-)Luft
  2. 2
    besonders negativer Einfluss, Empfindung

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pesthauch"?
"Pesthauch" is spelled P-E-S-T-H-A-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛstˌhaʊ̯x].
What does "Pesthauch" mean?
As a noun, "Pesthauch" means: giftige, schädliche (Atem-)Luft
How do you pronounce "Pesthauch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pesthauch" is [ˈpɛstˌhaʊ̯x]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pesthauch" come from?
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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