Haussmann
"haussmann" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Haussmann” is uncommon English (frequency #94,936 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,936
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German.
Corpus desk
Index EN-haussmann · Haussmann · English
Haussmann · rank #94,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,936
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Hausdorff
Nearest frequency peer: Hausdorff (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Haussmann”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Hasse
Hasse
5,068 corpus weight
- Haug
Haug
5,067 corpus weight
- Hausdorff
Hausdorff
5,066 corpus weight
- Haussmann
Haussmann
5,065 corpus weight
- healthiness
healthiness
5,063 corpus weight
- heathland
heathland
5,062 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Haussmann” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haussmann |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,936 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Haussmann” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Haussmann is uncommon English at frequency #94,936 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Haussmann, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Haußmann/Haussmann, possibly via French Haussmann. The correct English form is Haussmann, spelled H-A-U-S-S-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from German.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Haußmann/Haussmann, possibly via French Haussmann.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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