Hochfinanz
German, noun/ˈhoːx.fiˌnants/
Hochfinanz is spelled H-O-C-H-F-I-N-A-N-Z (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochfinanz is a German feminine noun meaning “high finance (group of people involved in large-scale financial endeavours)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der politisch und wirtschaftlich einflussreichsten Bankiers, Großunternehmer, Finanziers”.
What does Hochfinanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineproscribedhigh finance (group of people involved in large-scale financial endeavours)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der politisch und wirtschaftlich einflussreichsten Bankiers, Großunternehmer, Finanziers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Hochfinanz?
- /ˈhoːx.fiˌnants/
- [ˈhoːxfiˌnant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hochfinanz in German?
Hochfinanz appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).