hochgeht

[ˈhoːxˌɡeːt]

/[ˈhoːxˌɡeːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“hochgeht” is uncommon German (frequency #75,767 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,767
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hochgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochgeht · hochgeht · German

hochgeht · rank #75,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,767
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochentwickel…

Nearest frequency peer: hochentwickelte (-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 „hochgeht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hochgeht
PropertyValue
Headwordhochgeht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːxˌɡeːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hochgeht“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hochgehtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochentwickelte“ (#75,766), „hochmodernen“ (#75,768), „Hobart“ (#75,765). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hochgeht“ bei #75,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochgeht is uncommon German at frequency #75,767 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌɡeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hochgeht in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hochgeht, spelled H-O-C-H-G-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hochgehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hochgehen

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 "hochgeht"?
"hochgeht" is spelled H-O-C-H-G-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌɡeːt].
What does "hochgeht" mean?
As a verb, "hochgeht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hochgehen
How do you pronounce "hochgeht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochgeht" is [ˈhoːxˌɡeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochgeht" come from?
"hochgeht" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hehlerei#75,752Imagines#75,794Gärtners#75,739Intifada#75,810

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list