Hochchinesisch
[ˈhoːxçiˌneːzɪʃ]
The verdict
“Hochchinesisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am weitesten verbreitete Sprache Chinas; offizielle Sprache in der Volksrepublik China, Taiwan und Singapur
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochchinesisch · Hochchinesisch · German
Hochchinesisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hochchinesisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxçiˌneːzɪʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochchinesisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hochchinesisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxçiˌneːzɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am weitesten verbreitete Sprache Chinas; offizielle Sprache in der Volksrepublik China, Taiwan und Singapur".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hochchinesisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hochchinesisch, spelled H-O-C-H-C-H-I-N-E-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1am weitesten verbreitete Sprache Chinas; offizielle Sprache in der Volksrepublik China, Taiwan und Singapur
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hochchinesisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neben dem Hochchinesischen gibt es noch weitere chinesische Sprachen, die oft auch als Dialekte des Chinesischen bezeichnet werden.“
Über 880 Millionen Menschen sprechen Hochchinesisch.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.