hochgedrückt
[ˈhoːxɡəˌdʁʏkt]
The verdict
“hochgedrückt” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hochdrücken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochgedrückt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxɡəˌdʁʏkt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hochgedrückt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hochgedrückt is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhoːxɡəˌdʁʏkt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hochdrücken".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hochgedrückt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hochgedrückt, spelled H-O-C-H-G-E-D-R-Ü-C-K-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hochdrücken
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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Using “hochgedrückt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-C-H-G-E-D-R-Ü-C-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhoːxɡəˌdʁʏkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.