hochbegabt

[ˈhoːxbəˌɡaːpt]

/[ˈhoːxbəˌɡaːpt]/ adj

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The verdict

“hochbegabt” is uncommon German (frequency #70,392 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,392
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten verfügend (zum Beispiel im Bereich Intelligenz, Kreativität, Musikalität)

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochbegabt · hochbegabt · German

hochbegabt · rank #70,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,392
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hitz

Nearest frequency peer: hitz (-2 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 „hochbegabt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hochbegabt
PropertyValue
Headwordhochbegabt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhoːxbəˌɡaːpt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hochbegabt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hochbegabtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hitz“ (#70,390), „Hochzeitstorte“ (#70,394), „Hofdame“ (#70,395). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hochbegabt“ bei #70,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochbegabt is uncommon German at frequency #70,392 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhoːxbəˌɡaːpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten verfügend (zum Beispiel im Bereich Intelligenz, Kreativität, Musikalität)".

No misspelling variants are generated for hochbegabt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hochbegabt, spelled H-O-C-H-B-E-G-A-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    über außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten verfügend (zum Beispiel im Bereich Intelligenz, Kreativität, Musikalität)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hochbegabte Kinder sind nicht unbedingt die mit den besten Noten.“
  2. „Die Stiftung fördert bundesweit den hochbegabten Nachwuchs in der klassischen Musik und finanziert sich ausschließlich durch Spenden.“

Antonyms

minderbegabtunbegabt

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 "hochbegabt"?
"hochbegabt" is spelled H-O-C-H-B-E-G-A-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxbəˌɡaːpt].
What does "hochbegabt" mean?
As an adjective, "hochbegabt" means: über außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten verfügend (zum Beispiel im Bereich Intelligenz, Kreativität, Musikalität)
How do you pronounce "hochbegabt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochbegabt" is [ˈhoːxbəˌɡaːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochbegabt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hilfsgüter#70,385Häuptlings#70,404Herrenmode#70,379Heimkehrer#70,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list