hochgradige

[ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə]

/[ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“hochgradige” is uncommon German (frequency #93,064 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,064
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig

Key facts for hochgradige
PropertyValue
Headwordhochgradige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hochgradige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hochgradige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochgradige is uncommon German at frequency #93,064 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

hochgradige doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hochgradige, spelled H-O-C-H-G-R-A-D-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig

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 "hochgradige"?
"hochgradige" is spelled H-O-C-H-G-R-A-D-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə].
What does "hochgradige" mean?
As an adjective, "hochgradige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochgradig
How do you pronounce "hochgradige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochgradige" is [ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochgradige" come from?
"hochgradige" 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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Using “hochgradige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-C-H-G-R-A-D-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhoːxˌɡʁaːdɪɡə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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