Hochfest

[ˈhoːxˌfɛst]

/[ˈhoːxˌfɛst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hochfest” is uncommon German (frequency #93,063 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,063
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Festtag mit dem höchsten liturgischen Rang

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochfest · Hochfest · German

Hochfest · rank #93,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,063
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hitzschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Hitzschlag (-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 „Hochfest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hochfest
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːxˌfɛst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochfest“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hitzschlag“ (#93,062), „hochgradige“ (#93,064), „hinzuarbeiten“ (#93,061). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochfest“ bei #93,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hochfest is uncommon German at frequency #93,063 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Festtag mit dem höchsten liturgischen Rang".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hochfest, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hochfest, spelled H-O-C-H-F-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Festtag mit dem höchsten liturgischen Rang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Geburt des Herrn wird am 25. Dezember als Hochfest gefeiert.
  2. Gegeben zu Rom, Sankt Peter, am 25. Dezember, dem Hochfest der Geburt des Herrn, im Jahr 2005, dem ersten des Pontifikats BENEDICTUS PP. XVI.

Antonyms

Festgebotener Gedenktagnichtgebotener Gedenktag

This word in other languages

solemnity(English)

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 "Hochfest"?
"Hochfest" is spelled H-O-C-H-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌfɛst].
What does "Hochfest" mean?
As a noun, "Hochfest" means: Festtag mit dem höchsten liturgischen Rang
How do you pronounce "Hochfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochfest" is [ˈhoːxˌfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochfest" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hochhält#93,065Holzbank#93,067hinnimmt#93,058Herzögen#93,050

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list