hochexplosiv
[ˈhoːxʔɛksploˌziːf]
The verdict
“hochexplosiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große Explosionen auslösend, viel Sprengkraft habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochexplosiv · hochexplosiv · German
hochexplosiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | hochexplosiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxʔɛksploˌziːf] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochexplosiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochexplosiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhoːxʔɛksploˌziːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große Explosionen auslösend, viel Sprengkraft habend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hochexplosiv in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hochexplosiv, spelled H-O-C-H-E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1große Explosionen auslösend, viel Sprengkraft habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochexplosiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwischen dem riesigen Lkw und dem abgebröckelten Stein und Stuck blieb wenig Platz, doch Gentry fand in eine Schussposition und hob die rechte Hand samt portablem Hawk-MM-1-Granatenwerfer, bestückt mit einem Dutzend hochexplosiver Patronen.“
„Die übrigen Gerätschaften sowie mehrere Kisten mit hochexplosivem Sprengstoff ließen wir im Lager zurück, um sie nötigenfalls nach erfolgreicher Auskundschaftung zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt einzusetzen.“
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.