Hochadel
[ˈhoːxˌʔaːdl̩]
The verdict
“Hochadel” is uncommon German (frequency #84,101 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,101
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der regierenden/ehemals regierenden, höchsten Adelsgeschlechter
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochadel · Hochadel · German
Hochadel · rank #84,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,101
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH hinzog
Nearest frequency peer: hinzog (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hochadel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- hinge
hinge
15,904 corpus weight
- hinschreiben
hinschreiben
15,902 corpus weight
- hinzog
hinzog
15,901 corpus weight
- Hochadel
Hochadel
15,900 corpus weight
- Hochbegabung
Hochbegabung
15,899 corpus weight
- Hochgenuss
Hochgenuss
15,897 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hochadel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hochadel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌʔaːdl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #84,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochadel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hochadel is uncommon German at frequency #84,101 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌʔaːdl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der regierenden/ehemals regierenden, höchsten Adelsgeschlechter".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hochadel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hochadel, spelled H-O-C-H-A-D-E-L.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der regierenden/ehemals regierenden, höchsten Adelsgeschlechter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hochadel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Thurn und Taxis ist ein in den Hochadel aufgestiegenes Adelsgeschlecht, das seit 1748 in Regensburg ansässig ist und im 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert seinen Aufstieg und Reichtum als Postunternehmen erlangte.“
„Zum Hochadel konnte man wohl nur durch Geburt oder Einheirat gehören.“
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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