hochachtungsvoll
German, adjective[ˈhoːxʔaxtʊŋsˌfɔl]
hochachtungsvoll is spelled H-O-C-H-A-C-H-T-U-N-G-S-V-O-L-L (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 65,066th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochachtungsvoll is a German adjective meaning “yours sincerely, yours faithfully” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “höfliche, sehr förmliche Schlussfloskel, vor allem in amtlichen Schreiben”.
What does hochachtungsvoll mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedyours sincerely, yours faithfully
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. höfliche, sehr förmliche Schlussfloskel, vor allem in amtlichen Schreiben 2. voller Bewunderung, voller Hochachtung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hochachtungsvoll
- hochachtungsvoller masculine nominative singular
- am hochachtungsvollsten superlative
- hochachtungsvolle positive nominative strong
- hochachtungsvolles positive nominative strong
- hochachtungsvollen positive genitive strong
- hochachtungsvollem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hochachtungsvoll?
- [ˈhoːxʔaxtʊŋsˌfɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hochachtungsvoll in German?
hochachtungsvoll appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).