Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr
German, noun/ˈhoːxɡəʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tsfɛɐ̯ˌkeːɐ̯/
Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr is spelled H-O-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T-S-V-E-R-K-E-H-R (27 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr is a German masculine noun meaning “high-speed transportation, high-speed rail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehigh-speed transportation, high-speed rail
Deutschland investiert kräftig in den Ausbau des Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrs.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr
- Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr?
- /ˈhoːxɡəʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tsfɛɐ̯ˌkeːɐ̯/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr in German?
Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).