hochgehoben
[ˈhoːxɡəˌhoːbn̩]
The verdict
“hochgehoben” is uncommon German (frequency #80,494 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,494
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hochheben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochgehoben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxɡəˌhoːbn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #80,494 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hochgehoben” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hochgehoben is uncommon German at frequency #80,494 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxɡəˌhoːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hochheben".
No misspelling variants are generated for hochgehoben in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hochgehoben, spelled H-O-C-H-G-E-H-O-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hochheben
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.
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Using “hochgehoben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-C-H-G-E-H-O-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.