hochfliegen

[ˈhoːxˌfliːɡn̩]

/[ˈhoːxˌfliːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hochfliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Boden abheben und einen Flug beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochfliegen · hochfliegen · German

hochfliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for hochfliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordhochfliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːxˌfliːɡn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hochfliegen” sits in German frequency

hochfliegenranks outside the top 100,000 German headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochfliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hochfliegen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hochfliegen, spelled H-O-C-H-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Boden abheben und einen Flug beginnen
  2. 2
    hochgewirbelt werden, hochreißen, aufspringen in die Luft fliegen, explodieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Tier vermag nicht mehr vom Boden hochzufliegen. In der Regel überschlägt es sich über den Kopf. In die Höhe geworfen, fliegt es in steilem Gleitfluge nach unten.“
  2. „Die Kühlerhaube war hochgeflogen, die Frontpartie stark eingedrückt. Vermutlich durch den Aufprall hatte sich die Beifahrertür fast wieder geschlossen, stand nur noch einen Spalt offen.“

Antonyms

landenrunterkommen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hochfliegen"?
"hochfliegen" is spelled H-O-C-H-F-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌfliːɡn̩].
What does "hochfliegen" mean?
As a verb, "hochfliegen" means: vom Boden abheben und einen Flug beginnen
How do you pronounce "hochfliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochfliegen" is [ˈhoːxˌfliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochfliegen" come from?
"hochfliegen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list