Weiße Hai

[ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯]

/[ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Weiße Hai” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular schwach des Substantivs Weißer Hai

Key facts for Weiße Hai
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeiße Hai
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Weiße Hai” sits in German frequency

Weiße Hai 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Weiße Hai is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nominativ Singular schwach des Substantivs Weißer Hai".

No misspelling variants are generated for Weiße Hai in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Weiße Hai, spelled W-E-I-S-S-E- -H-A-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular schwach des Substantivs Weißer Hai

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weiße Hai"?
"Weiße Hai" is spelled W-E-I-SS-E- -H-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯].
What does "Weiße Hai" mean?
As a noun, "Weiße Hai" means: Nominativ Singular schwach des Substantivs Weißer Hai
How do you pronounce "Weiße Hai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weiße Hai" is [ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weiße Hai" come from?
"Weiße Hai" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Weiße Hai”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-S-S-E- -H-A-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈhaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list