Polyglot Dictionary

Haufen

/ˈhaʊ̯fn̩/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Haufen

Meaning

  1. heap, pile

    Also used colloquially for a large, unspecified amount: "ein Haufen Geld" (a ton of money).

    • Vor dem Haus lag ein Haufen Laub.

      There was a pile of leaves in front of the house.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

montículo

Close — a heap/pile is a mound.

English

pile

pile is the English word for the same thing — both mean "heap, pile."

Practice

1 What does Haufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vor dem Haus lag ein ___ Laub.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haufen?

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