Hochamt

[ˈhoːxˌʔamt]

/[ˈhoːxˌʔamt]/ noun

The verdict

“Hochamt” is uncommon German (frequency #97,151 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,151
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feierliche Form der Eucharistiefeier (Missa solemnis)

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochamt · Hochamt · German

Hochamt · rank #97,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,151
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hirnhautentzü…

Nearest frequency peer: Hirnhautentzündung (-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 „Hochamt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hochamt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hochamt
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochamt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːxˌʔamt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochamt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hochamtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hirnhautentzündung“ (#97,150), „Hochzeitsfotos“ (#97,152), „Hohne“ (#97,153). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochamt“ bei #97,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hochamt is uncommon German at frequency #97,151 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌʔamt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hochamt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hochamt, spelled H-O-C-H-A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    feierliche Form der Eucharistiefeier (Missa solemnis)
  2. 2
    besonders wichtiges oder herausragendes Ereignis; besonders wichtige oder herausragende Veranstaltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hochamt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Unterscheidung zwischen dem Hochamt und anderen Formen der Messfeier (Singmesse, stille Messe) spielt besonders in der Liturgie vor dem Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil eine Rolle.
  2. „Vielleicht erzählte ich Skral an diesem Nachmittag noch, daß meine Mutter mich jeden Sonntag zum Hochamt in die Kirche zerrte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hochamt"?
"Hochamt" is spelled H-O-C-H-A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌʔamt].
What does "Hochamt" mean?
As a noun, "Hochamt" means: feierliche Form der Eucharistiefeier (Missa solemnis)
How do you pronounce "Hochamt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochamt" is [ˈhoːxˌʔamt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochamt" come from?
"Hochamt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hochamt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list